Emergence of Weyl fermions by ferrimagnetism in a noncentrosymmetric magnetic Weyl semimetal.

Condensed matter physics has often provided a platform for investigating the interplay between particles and fields in cases that have not been observed in high-energy physics. Here, using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we provide an example of this by visualizing the electronic structure of a noncentrosymmetric magnetic Weyl semimetal candidate NdAlSi in both the paramagnetic and ferrimagnetic states. We observe surface Fermi arcs and bulk Weyl fermion dispersion as well as the emergence of new Weyl fermions in the ferrimagnetic state.

Bottom-Up Growth of Monolayer Honeycomb SiC.

The long theorized two-dimensional allotrope of SiC has remained elusive amid the exploration of graphenelike honeycomb structured monolayers. It is anticipated to possess a large direct band gap (2.5 eV), ambient stability, and chemical versatility.

Temperature-dependent phase evolution of copper-oxide thin-films on Au(111).

The formation of ultrathin copper oxide layers on an Au(111) surface is explored with scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory. Depending on the thermal treatment of as-grown Cu-O samples, a variety of thin-film morphologies is observed. Whereas 1D oxide stripes with Au[112[combining macron]] and Au[11[combining macron]0] orientation emerge at 450 and 550 K annealing, respectively, a planar (2 × 2) Cu-O network with specific domain structure develops at higher temperature.

Incorrect DFT-GGA predictions of the stability of non-stoichiometric/polar dielectric surfaces: the case of Cu2O(111).

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and hybrid density functional theory (DFT) have been used to study the stability and electronic characteristics of the Cu2O(111) surface. We challenge previous interpretations of its structure and composition and show that only appropriate (hybrid) calculations can correctly account for the relative thermodynamic stability of stoichiometric versus Cu-deficient terminations. Our theoretical finding of the stoichiometric surface to be most stable at oxygen-lean conditions is confirmed by an excellent matching between STM spectroscopy data and the calculated surface electronic structure.