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Weyl semimetals

A group family picture

Studying three Weyl semimetals of the same family — TaAs, TaP and NbP — reveals how the properties of Weyl points and Fermi arcs depend on the spin–orbit coupling and on surface conditions.

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Figure 1: Fermi arcs and Weyl points.

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Dai, X. A group family picture. Nature Mater 15, 5–6 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4516

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