Three-dimensional Pentagon Carbon with a genesis of emergent fermions

oleh: Chengyong Zhong, Yuanping Chen, Zhi-Ming Yu, Yuee Xie, Han Wang, Shengyuan A. Yang, Shengbai Zhang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01

Deskripsi

Whether carbon allotropes may host emergent topological fermions is unknown. Here, Zhonget al. predict a three-dimensional carbon allotrope entirely composed of pentagon rings, showing a plethora of topological fermions under strain.