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Symmetry-protected triplet Weyl complexes

Yun-Yun Bai, Ke-Xin Pang, Yan Gao, Weikang Wu, and Shengyuan A. Yang

Phys. Rev. B - Accepted 2 November, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/y6q8-2mbb

Abstract

The Nielsen-Ninomiya theorem dictates that Weyl nodes must appear in pairs of opposite chirality to preserve global charge neutrality. However, in crystals, specific crystalline symmetries can stabilize multi-Weyl nodes, circumventing this pairwise constraint and enabling compensated Weyl complexes with mixed chiral charges. The minimal configuration of this type is a triplet Weyl complex (TWC), comprising exactly three Weyl nodes. Here, we systematically investigate the symmetry conditions required to realize TWCs. By screening all 1651 magnetic space groups (MSGs) in both spinless and spinful systems, we establish that: (i) Only TWCs with charge magnitudes of {1, 1, 2} and {1, 2, 3} are permitted; (ii) the {1, 1, 2} configuration can be realized in 166 spinless MSGs and 70 spinful MSGs; and (iii) the {1, 2, 3}-TWCs, which has not been reported before, can occur in 10 MSGs for both spinless and spinful cases. We explicitly demonstrate the existence of {1, 2, 3}-TWC in a tight-binding model. Furthermore, we present the first electronic realization of {1, 1, 2}-TWC topological semimetal state in the chiral carbon allotrope DZQH-C36, in which the three Weyl nodes form a collinear configuration, leading to a characteristic “S”-shaped surface Fermi arc pattern. Our findings uncover novel topological states featuring mixed chiral charges and provide guidance for exploring their physics in concrete material systems.

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