Anisotropic Dirac Fermions in a Bi Square Net of SrMnBi2


Anisotropic Dirac Fermions in a Bi Square Net of SrMnBi2

Park, J.; Lee, G.; Wolff-Fabris, F.; Koh, Y. Y.; Eom, M. J.; Kim, Y. K.; Farhan, M. A.; Jo, Y. J.; Kim, C.; Shim, J. H.; Kim, J. S.

We report the observation of highly anisotropic Dirac fermions in a Bi square net of SrMnBi2, based on a first-principles calculation, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and quantum oscillations for high-quality single crystals. We found that the Dirac dispersion is generally induced in the (SrBi)+ layer containing a double-sized Bi square net. In contrast to the commonly observed isotropic Dirac cone, the Dirac cone in SrMnBi2 is highly anisotropic with a large momentum-dependent disparity of Fermi velocities of ~8. These findings demonstrate that a Bi square net, a common building block of various layered pnictides, provides a new platform that hosts highly anisotropic Dirac fermions.

  • Physical Review Letters 107(2011), 126402

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