Topological Phase in Non-centrosymmetric Material NaSnBi
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We predict that a non-centrosymmetric material NaSnBi locates in a three-dimensional non-trivial topological phase under ambient pressure based on first-principle calculations. By deriving the effective model around the \it \Gamma point, we find that the topological phase transition is driven by a Rashba spin-orbital coupling through an odd number of pairs of band touch due to a small anisotropic gap caused by quintic dispersion terms. In contrast to conventional topological insulators, the spin texture of the surface Dirac cone is right-handed and the surface states are strikingly different for different surface terminations.
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Xia Dai, Cong-Cong Le, Xian-Xin Wu, Sheng-Shan Qin, Zhi-Ping Lin, Jiang-Ping Hu. Topological Phase in Non-centrosymmetric Material NaSnBi[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2016, 33(12): 127301. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/33/12/127301
Xia Dai, Cong-Cong Le, Xian-Xin Wu, Sheng-Shan Qin, Zhi-Ping Lin, Jiang-Ping Hu. Topological Phase in Non-centrosymmetric Material NaSnBi[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2016, 33(12): 127301. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/33/12/127301
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Xia Dai, Cong-Cong Le, Xian-Xin Wu, Sheng-Shan Qin, Zhi-Ping Lin, Jiang-Ping Hu. Topological Phase in Non-centrosymmetric Material NaSnBi[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2016, 33(12): 127301. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/33/12/127301
Xia Dai, Cong-Cong Le, Xian-Xin Wu, Sheng-Shan Qin, Zhi-Ping Lin, Jiang-Ping Hu. Topological Phase in Non-centrosymmetric Material NaSnBi[J]. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2016, 33(12): 127301. DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/33/12/127301
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