# Composite Dirac Semimetal

## TL;DR

The paper introduces a new topological phase called composite Dirac semimetal (CDSM) that combines features of weak topological insulators and Dirac semimetals, characterized by unique surface states and topological invariants.

## Contribution

It proposes the CDSM phase, characterizes its topological properties, demonstrates models, and predicts realization in specific materials.

## Key findings

- CDSM hosts Dirac points and Fermi arcs with Fermi loops on surfaces.
- Transition to topological crystalline insulator without symmetry breaking.
- Predicted realization in KAuTe-family materials.

## Abstract

Weak topological insulators and Dirac semimetals are gapped and nodal phases with distinct topological properties, respectively. Here, we propose a novel topological phase that exhibits features of both and is dubbed composite Dirac semimetal (CDSM). In its bulk, the CDSM has a pair of Dirac points and a pair of bands inverted along a high-symmetry path. At side surfaces, a pair of Fermi arcs connecting the projected Dirac points coexist with a pair of Fermi loops traversing the surface Brillouin zone. A nonsymmorphic symmetry dictates degeneracies between the Fermi arcs and the Fermi loops. We characterize the CDSM by multiple topological invariants and show that, under a transition without breaking any symmetry, it deforms into a topological crystalline insulator hosting two pairs of surface Fermi loops. We demonstrate the CDSM in two models and predict its realization in the KAuTe-family materials.