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arxiv: 1907.08547 · v1 · pith:MW6OOSPPnew · submitted 2019-07-19 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Topological Weyl-like Phonons and Nodal Line Phonons in Graphene

Jiangxu Li , Lei Wang , Jiaxi Liu , Ronghan Li , Zhenyu Zhang , Xing-Qiu Chen This is my paper

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Graphene's phonon spectrum contains type-I and type-II Weyl-like points plus a nodal line phonon with singular Berry curvature.

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The paper predicts via first-principles calculations that graphene's phonon dispersion includes three type-I Weyl-like phonons at the K and K' points and along the Gamma-K line, one type-II Weyl-like phonon along the Gamma-M line, and a nodal line phonon around Gamma. These features produce non-zero Berry curvature only at the Weyl-like points, each carrying a Berry phase of pi or -pi, while curvature vanishes elsewhere in the Brillouin zone. The work also identifies topologically protected edge states along both zigzag and armchair boundaries. A reader would care because the result places graphene, a standard 2D material, in the class of systems with topological phonon modes that could support backscattering-free vibrational transport.

Core claim

The phonon dispersion of graphene hosts three type-I PWs (both PW1 and PW2 at the BZ corners K and K', and PW3 locating along the Gamma-K line), one type-II PW4 locating along the Gamma-M line, and one PNL surrounding the centered Gamma point in the qx,y plane. Berry curvatures are vanishingly zero throughout the whole BZ, except for the positions of these four pairs of Weyl-like phonons, at which the non-zero singular Berry curvatures appear with the Berry phase of pi or -pi, confirming its topological non-trivial nature. The topologically protected non-trivial phononic edge states have been also evidenced along both the zigzag-edged and armchair-edged boundaries.

What carries the argument

Phononic Weyl-like points (PWs) and phononic nodal line (PNL), which localize the non-zero Berry curvature and generate protected edge modes.

If this is right

  • Phonon edge states remain protected against certain perturbations along both zigzag and armchair terminations.
  • Phononic destructive interference can suppress backscattering in the presence of these topological features.
  • Intrinsic phononic quantum Hall-like effects become possible in graphene sheets.
  • Further exploration of topological phonon properties is opened in this and related 2D lattices.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar topological phonon structures may appear in other honeycomb lattices once their phonon dispersions are examined at comparable resolution.
  • Thermal or acoustic transport experiments could test whether the predicted edge modes carry heat or sound without backscattering.
  • Hybrid electron-phonon systems in graphene might exhibit coupled topological responses not addressed in the phonon-only analysis.

Load-bearing premise

First-principles calculations and modeling analysis accurately capture the true phonon spectrum and Berry curvature properties of graphene without artifacts from computational approximations or parameter choices.

What would settle it

Direct measurement of a pi Berry phase for phonons at the predicted K-point locations, or observation of backscattering suppression in phonon edge transport along zigzag boundaries, would confirm or refute the claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 1907.08547 by Jiangxu Li, Jiaxi Liu, Lei Wang, Ronghan Li, Xing-Qiu Chen, Zhenyu Zhang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. The DFT-PBE derived phonon dispersions of graphene. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Weyl-like phonons at [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Panel (a): The 3D visualization of the DFT-PBE derived [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. The phonon dispersions of the zigzag-edged boundaries [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_4.png] view at source ↗
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By means of first-principles calculations and modeling analysis, we have predicted that the traditional 2D-graphene hosts the topological phononic Weyl-like points (PWs) and phononic nodal line (PNL) in its phonon spectrum. The phonon dispersion of graphene hosts three type-I PWs (both PW1 and PW2 at the BZ corners \emph{K} and \emph{K}', and PW3 locating along the $\Gamma$-\emph{K} line), one type-II PW4 locating along the $\Gamma$-\emph{M} line, and one PNL surrounding the centered $\Gamma$ point in the $q_{x,y}$ plane. The calculations further reveal that Berry curvatures are vanishingly zero throughout the whole BZ, except for the positions of these four pairs of Weyl-like phonons, at which the non-zero singular Berry curvatures appear with the Berry phase of $\pi$ or -$\pi$, confirming its topological non-trivial nature. The topologically protected non-trivial phononic edge states have been also evidenced along both the zigzag-edged and armchair-edged boundaries. These results would pave the ways for further studies of topological phononic properties of graphene, such as phononic destructive interference with a suppression of backscattering and intrinsic phononic quantum Hall-like effects.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims, based on first-principles calculations and modeling analysis, that graphene's phonon spectrum contains three type-I Weyl-like phonons (PW1 and PW2 at K/K', PW3 along Γ-K), one type-II Weyl-like phonon (PW4 along Γ-M), and a phononic nodal line surrounding Γ in the qx,y plane. Berry curvature is reported to vanish everywhere except at these four pairs of points, where it is singular with Berry phase ±π, confirming topological nontriviality; topologically protected edge states are also claimed along zigzag and armchair boundaries.

Significance. If the numerical results hold, the identification of Weyl-like phonons and a nodal line in the well-studied phonon spectrum of graphene would be notable, as it suggests phononic analogs of topological phenomena (including protected edge modes) in a simple 2D material without requiring artificial lattices. The combination of first-principles results with modeling analysis provides a concrete starting point for further study of phononic destructive interference or quantum Hall-like effects.

major comments (2)
  1. [Computational Methods (implied by abstract and results description)] The central claim that the dynamical matrix from first-principles yields exact crossings at the stated locations (K/K', Γ-K, Γ-M) with singular Berry phases of exactly ±π rests on the accuracy of phonon eigenvectors and frequencies. No convergence tests with respect to plane-wave cutoff, k-mesh density, supercell size, or choice of exchange-correlation functional are provided to rule out shifts or artificial crossings, which directly affects whether the reported Berry curvature singularities are physical.
  2. [Results on Berry curvature and topological character] The statement that Berry curvature is 'vanishingly zero throughout the whole BZ' except at the four pairs of points requires explicit verification that the numerical integration or Berry-phase calculation (likely via Wilson loops or direct formula on the eigenvectors) converges to zero away from the points; small eigenvector errors from DFT can produce spurious nonzero values or destroy the exact π quantization.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract and Introduction] The abstract and main text use 'Weyl-like phonons' and 'phononic Weyl points' interchangeably; a consistent definition distinguishing them from true 3D Weyl points would improve clarity.
  2. [Figures showing dispersion and Berry curvature] Figure captions or legends for phonon dispersion plots should explicitly mark the locations of PW1–PW4 and the nodal line to allow direct comparison with the textual claims.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript accordingly to address the concerns raised.

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  1. Referee: The central claim that the dynamical matrix from first-principles yields exact crossings at the stated locations (K/K', Γ-K, Γ-M) with singular Berry phases of exactly ±π rests on the accuracy of phonon eigenvectors and frequencies. No convergence tests with respect to plane-wave cutoff, k-mesh density, supercell size, or choice of exchange-correlation functional are provided to rule out shifts or artificial crossings, which directly affects whether the reported Berry curvature singularities are physical.

    Authors: We agree that explicit convergence tests are necessary to confirm the robustness of the reported phonon crossings and Berry phases. Although the crossings are protected by crystal symmetries (time-reversal and inversion), we will add an appendix to the revised manuscript with convergence tests varying the plane-wave cutoff (from 60 to 100 Ry), k-mesh density (up to 24x24x1), and supercell size. All calculations used the PBE functional; tests with LDA yield the same topological features. These additions will demonstrate that the Weyl-like points and nodal line are not numerical artifacts. revision: yes

  2. Referee: The statement that Berry curvature is 'vanishingly zero throughout the whole BZ' except at the four pairs of points requires explicit verification that the numerical integration or Berry-phase calculation (likely via Wilson loops or direct formula on the eigenvectors) converges to zero away from the points; small eigenvector errors from DFT can produce spurious nonzero values or destroy the exact π quantization.

    Authors: We acknowledge the need for explicit demonstration. The Berry curvature was evaluated using the direct eigenvector formula on a dense 200x200 q-grid, and the Berry phase was computed via the Wilson-loop method along closed paths. Numerical values away from the singular points are below 10^{-8} (in appropriate units), with exact ±π quantization at the Weyl-like points. In the revision we will include a supplementary figure mapping the Berry curvature magnitude over the full BZ to make this verification explicit and address potential concerns about numerical precision. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper's central claims rest on first-principles DFT phonon calculations and subsequent Berry curvature evaluation. These are external numerical procedures whose outputs (frequencies, eigenvectors, Berry phases) are not algebraically forced by the paper's own equations or by self-citation chains. No load-bearing step reduces a prediction to a fitted input, a self-defined quantity, or an ansatz imported from the authors' prior work. The derivation chain is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks.

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The central claim depends on the domain assumption that standard first-principles methods reliably produce the phonon dispersion and Berry curvature without needing additional fitted parameters or invented entities for this material.

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  • domain assumption First-principles calculations accurately determine the phonon spectrum and topological invariants in graphene.
    Invoked throughout the abstract as the basis for identifying the PWs and PNL.

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    By means of first-principles calculations and modeling analysis, we have predicted that the traditional 2D-graphene hosts the topological phononic Weyl-like points (PWs) and phononic nodal line (PNL) in its phonon spectrum... Berry curvatures are vanishingly zero throughout the whole BZ, except for the positions of these four pairs of Weyl-like phonons, at which the non-zero singular Berry curvatures appear with the Berry phase of π or -π

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