Weyl states and Fermi arcs in parabolic bands

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the existence of Weyl fermions within parabolic bands, revealing Fermi arcs, magnetic interactions, and potential superconductivity arising from topological and symmetry-breaking effects.

Contribution

It introduces a novel framework where Weyl fermions are found in parabolic bands, linking topological stability and magnetic interactions to superconductivity.

Findings

Weyl fermions exist inside parabolic bands with Fermi arcs.

Magnetic fields stabilize current states via Chern numbers.

At gapless limit, magnetic interaction becomes attractive, indicating possible superconductivity.

Abstract

Weyl fermions are shown to exist inside a parabolic band, where the kinetic energy of carriers is given by the non-relativistic Schroedinger equation. There are Fermi arcs as a direct consequence of the folding of a ring shaped Fermi surface inside the first Brillouin zone. Our results stem from the decomposition of the kinetic energy into the sum of the square of the Weyl state, the coupling to the local magnetic field and the Rashba interaction. The Weyl fermions break the time and reflection symmetries present in the kinetic energy, thus allowing for the onset of a weak three-dimensional magnetic field around the layer. This field brings topological stability to the current carrying states through a Chern number. In the special limit that the Weyl state becomes gapless this magnetic interaction is shown to be purely attractive, thus suggesting the onset of a superconducting condensate of zero helicity states.