Overview
- Provides a coherent theoretical approach to the electrodynamic properties of different topological semimetals
- Discusses in detail the chiral anomaly phenomenon; particularly its optical features
- Includes the most recent optical and magneto-optical data on different classes of topological semimetals
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences (SSSOL, volume 199)
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Topological semimetals possess peculiar bulk electronic band structure, which leads to unusual electrodynamic response. For example, the low-energy inter-band optical conductivity of nodal semimetals is supposed to demonstrate power-law frequency dependence and the intra- and inter-band contributions to the conductivity are often mixed. Further, the magneto-optical response is also unusual, because of the non-equidistant spacing between the Landau levels. Finally, in semimetals with chiral electronic bands, e.g. in Weyl semimetals, thesimultaneous application of parallel magnetic and electric fields leads to the chiral anomaly, i.e. to a misbalance between the electrons with diffident chiralities. This misbalance affects the electrodynamics properties of the material and can be detected optically. All these points are addressed here in detail.
The book is written for a wide audience of physicists, working in the field of topological condensed matter physics. It gives a pedagogical introduction enabling graduate students and non-experts to familiarize themselves with the subject.
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Book Title: Linear Electrodynamic Response of Topological Semimetals
Book Subtitle: Experimental Results Versus Theoretical Predicitons
Authors: Artem V. Pronin
Series Title: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35637-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35636-0Published: 18 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35639-1Due: 18 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-35637-7Published: 17 August 2023
Series ISSN: 0171-1873
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4179
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 134
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Materials Science, general, Structural Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry/Food Science, general, Physical Chemistry