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Weyl Semimetal (Experimental Realization)

2015
PhysicsCondensed Matter / Materials PhysicsEmpirical Resultfoundational

First experimental realization of a Weyl semimetal, in tantalum arsenide (TaAs) -- reported essentially simultaneously by two independent groups in 2015: Xu et al. (Science 349, 613, primary landmark here) and Lv et al. (Phys. Rev. X 5, 031013, OpenAlex W2950417131).

Originators

  • Su-Yang Xu

Landmark Paper

W2112784946 ↗
Not retracted (OpenAlex)

Checked 2026-08-30 — interim signal only, see docs/BASIC_ROADMAP.md Phase 10

Lineage

Refinement of Weyl Semimetal (Theory)

Connections

No verified edges into the applied tree or elsewhere in Basic yet — never rendered as fabricated, just absent.