Spin Berry phase in the Fermi arc states

Details Spin Berry phase in the Fermi arc states Spin Berry phase in the Fermi arc states

2011-09-15

arxiv.org/abs/1109.3243v2

Phys. Rev. B 84, 245415 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

9 pages, 9 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.245415

Unusual electronic property of a Weyl semi-metallic nanowire is revealed. Its band dispersion exhibits multiple subbands of partially flat dispersion, originating from the Fermi arc states. Remarkably, the lowest energy flat subbands bear a finite size energy gap, implying that electrons in the Fermi arc surface states are susceptible of the spin Berry phase. This is shown to be a consequence of spin-to-surface locking in the surface electronic states. We verify this behavior and the existence of spin Berry phase in the low-energy effective theory of Fermi arc surface states on a cylindrical nanowire by deriving the latter from a bulk Weyl Hamiltonian. We point out that in any surface state exhibiting a spin Berry phase pi, a zero-energy bound state is formed along a magnetic flux tube of strength, hc/(2e). This effect is highlighted in a surfaceless bulk system pierced by a dislocation line, which shows a 1D chiral mode along the dislocation line.

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