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arxiv: 1505.05826 · v2 · submitted 2015-05-21 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci· cond-mat.other

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Novel mathbb{Z}₂-topological metals and semimetals

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We report two theoretical discoveries for $\mathbb{Z}_2$-topological metals and semimetals. It is shown first that any dimensional $\mathbb{Z}_2$ Fermi surface is topologically equivalent to a Fermi point. Then the famous conventional no-go theorem, which was merely proven before for $\mathbb{Z}$ Fermi points in a periodic system without any discrete symmetry, is generalized to that the total topological charge is zero for all cases. Most remarkably, we find and prove an unconventional strong no-go theorem: all $\mathbb{Z}_2$ Fermi points have the same topological charge $\nu_{\mathbb{Z}_2} =1$ or $0$ for periodic systems. Moreover, we also establish all six topological types of $\mathbb{Z}_2$ models for realistic physical dimensions.

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