拓扑材料γ-PtBi2的变温晶体结构研究

利用X射线衍射（XRD）、角分辨光电子能谱（ARPES）和能带计算的方法研究了不同温度下γ-PtBi₂的晶体结构。利用单晶XRD确定了室温下晶体的结构为P31m。为了确定低温时样品的晶体结构,用ARPES测得了样品的电子结构并与计算结果进行了对比,结果显示样品的结构与P31m相吻合,这表明在低温时样品依然保持P31m结构。进一步的高温XRD研究表明,在高温时样品的晶体结构仍为P31m结构。     

Electronic structure,Dirac points and Fermi arc surface states in three-dimensional Dirac semimetal Na_3Bi from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

The three-dimensional(3D) Dirac semimetals have linearly dispersive 3D Dirac nodes where the conduction band and valence band are connected. They have isolated 3D Dirac nodes in the whole Brillouin zone and can be viewed as a 3D counterpart of graphene. Recent theoretical calculations and experimental results indicate that the 3D Dirac semimetal state can be realized in a simple stoichiometric compound A_3Bi(A = Na, K, Rb). Here we report comprehensive high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission(ARPES) measurements on the two cleaved surfaces,(001) and(100), of Na_3Bi. On the(001) surface, by comparison with theoretical calculations, we provide a proper assignment of the observed bands, and in particular, pinpoint the band that is responsible for the formation of the three-dimensional Dirac cones. We observe clear evidence of 3D Dirac cones in the three-dimensional momentum space by directly measuring on the k_x–k_y plane and by varying the photon energy to get access to different out-of-plane k_zs. In addition, we reveal new features around the Brillouin zone corners that may be related with surface reconstruction. On the(100) surface, our ARPES measurements over a large momentum space raise an issue on the selection of the basic Brillouin zone in the(100) plane. We directly observe two isolated 3D Dirac nodes on the(100) surface. We observe the signature of the Fermi-arc surface states connecting the two 3D Dirac nodes that extend to a binding energy of ~150 me V before merging into the bulk band. Our observations constitute strong evidence on the existence of the Dirac semimetal state in Na_3Bi that are consistent with previous theoretical and experimental work. In addition, our results provide new information to clarify on the nature of the band that forms the3 D Dirac cones, on the possible formation of surface reconstruction of the(001) surface, and on the issue of basic Brillouin zone selection for the(100) surface.     

Observation of a Flat Band in Silicene

Flat bands that exhibit weak band dispersion in crystals can host heavy fermions that are cru- cial to many strongly correlated phenomena, such as ferromagnetism and superconductivity. For topologically trivial flat bands, theories have proven the stability of the ferromagnetic ground state i.e., flat band ferromagnetism. In the presence of weak disorders, systems with flat bands are expected to exhibit unconventional Anderson localization due to the lifting of degeneracy. More interestingly, flat bands with nontrivial topology, i.e., topological flat bands, are expected to host a fractional quantum Hall effect at zero magnetic field. Hence, searching for topologically trivial/nontrivial flat bands （TFB） has been an interesting while challenging task so far.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定土壤中镉和总汞

建立电感耦合等离子质谱法测定土壤中镉和总汞的方法。土壤样品在电热板上用盐酸和硝酸于100℃低温消解,重量法定容,取上清液上机测定。镉和总汞含量分别在0.502~10.20 ng/g,0.212~5.010 ng/g范围内线性良好,相关系数(r2)大于0.999,土壤中镉和总汞的检出限分别为0.021,0.002μg/g,测定结果的相对标准偏差分别为1.99%,5.57%(n=6),加标回收率分别为97.5%~101.1%,87.5%~92.9%。该方法样品处理简单快捷,检出限低,准确度和精密度高,适合土壤中镉和总汞含量的测定。