Fermion-induced quantum critical points

Quantum phase transitions are governed by Landau-Ginzburg theory and the exceptions are rare. Here, Li et al. propose a type of Landau-forbidden quantum critical points induced by gapless fermions in two-dimensional Dirac semimetals.

Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsmän: Zi-Xiang Li, Yi-Fan Jiang, Shao-Kai Jian, Hong Yao
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Serie:Nature Communications
Länkar:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00167-6