Gap Generation in Weyl Semimetals in a Model with Local Four-Fermion Interaction

Authors

  • P. O. Sukhachov Faculty of Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.07.0696

Keywords:

Weyl semimetals, gap generation, quasiparticle energy spectrum

Abstract

We study the gap generation in Weyl semimetals in a model with local four-fermion interaction. It is shown that there exists a critical value of coupling constant separating the symmetric and broken symmetry phases, and the corresponding phase diagram is described. The gap generation in a more general class of Weyl materials with small bare gap is studied, and the quasiparticle energy spectrum is determined. It is found that, in this case, the dynamically generated gap leads to the additional splitting of the quasiparticle energy bands.

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2018-10-24

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Sukhachov, P. O. (2018). Gap Generation in Weyl Semimetals in a Model with Local Four-Fermion Interaction. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 59(7), 696. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.07.0696

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Solid matter