The type-I, III nodal ring, type-I, III quadratic nodal point, and Dirac valley phonons in 2D kagome lattices M₂C₃ (M = As, Bi, Cd, Hg, P, Sb, Zn)

Abstract

Topological phases in kagome systems have garnered considerable interest since the introduction of the colloidal kagome lattice. Our study employs first-principle calculations and symmetry analysis to predict the existence of ideal type-I, III nodal rings, type-I, III quadratic nodal points, and Dirac valley phonons in a collection of two-dimensional kagome lattices M2C3 (M = As, Bi, Cd, Hg, P, Sb, Zn). Specifically, the Dirac valley points can be observed at two inequivalent valleys with Berry phases of +π and -π, connected by edge arcs along the zigzag and armchair directions. Additionally, the QNP is pinned at the Γ point, and two edge states emerge from its projections. Notably, these kagome lattices also exhibit ideal type-I and III nodal rings protected by time inversion and spatial inversion symmetries. Our work examines the various categories of nodal points and nodal ring phonons within the 2D kagome systems and presents a selection of ideal candidates for investigating topological phonons in bosonic systems.