No Mass Gap Phase Transition in Novel Massless Dirac Fermion Material
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Quantum Phase Transition in Organic Massless Dirac Fermion System α-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 under Pressure
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J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
89,
123702
(2020)
.
Using an organic massless Dirac fermion system, we found that massless Dirac fermions undergo a quantum phase transition without creating any mass gap even in the strong coupling regime.
Quantum Phase Transition in Organic Massless Dirac Fermion System α-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 under Pressure
(JPSJ Editors' Choice)
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
89,
123702
(2020)
.
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