Nonsymmorphic symmetry-protected Dirac nodal line away from the Brillouin zone boundary in TaNiTe5
摘要
Topological nodal-line semimetals (TNLSMs) are characterized by symmetry-protected nodal lines in momentum space, which can be classified as accidental or essential depending on their formation mechanisms. Accidental nodal lines have been experimentally observed in various momentum positions, whereas the essential ones were all found at the Brillouin zone boundary. By using laser-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we observed a nodal line located away from the Brillouin zone boundary in a topological material TaNiTe5. Symmetry analysis confirms that the Dirac-like band crossings are of an essential type protected by the nonsymmorphic symmetry. Our findings reveal a new configuration of essential nodal lines and may facilitate the discovery of more TNLSMs with similar crystalline symmetries.