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Kramers nodal line in the charge density wave state of YTe$_3$ and the influence of twin domains

Shuvam Sarkar, Joydipto Bhattacharya, Pramod Bhakuni, Pampa Sadhukhan, Rajib Batabyal, Christos D. Malliakas, Marco Bianchi, Davide Curcio, Shubhankar Roy, Arnab Pariari, Vasant G. Sathe, Prabhat Mandal, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Philip Hofmann, Aparna Chakrabarti, Sudipta Roy Barman

Published 2024-05-16Version 1

Recent studies have focused on the relationship between charge density wave (CDW) collective electronic ground states and nontrivial topological states. Using angle-resolved photoemission and density functional theory, we establish that YTe$_3$ is a CDW-induced Kramers nodal line (KNL) metal, a newly proposed topological state of matter. YTe$_3$ is a non-magnetic quasi-2D chalcogenide with a CDW wave vector ($q_{\rm cdw}$) of 0.2907c$^*$. Scanning tunneling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction revealed two orthogonal CDW domains, each with a unidirectional CDW and similar YTe$_3$. The effective band structure (EBS) computations, using DFT-calculated folded bands, show excellent agreement with ARPES because a realistic x-ray crystal structure and twin domains are considered in the calculations. The Fermi surface and ARPES intensity plots show weak shadow bands displaced by $q_{\rm cdw}$ from the main bands. These are linked to CDW modulation, as the EBS calculation confirms. Bilayer split main and shadow bands suggest the existence of crossings, according to theory and experiment. DFT bands, including spin-orbit coupling, indicate a nodal line along the $\Sigma$ line from multiple band crossings perpendicular to the KNL. Additionally, doubly degenerate bands are only found along the KNL at all energies, with some bands dispersing through the Fermi level.

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