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ArticleNature communications2026

Topological Fermi arc interference on low-symmetry Weyl surfaces.

Cong Li, Zhilong Yang, Hongxiong Liu, Magnus H Berntsen, Francesco Scali, Dibya Phuyal, Jianfeng Zhang, Timur K Kim, Jacek Osiecki, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan and 4 more

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Cong Li *Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. licong@iphy.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5319-680X
Zhilong Yang *School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China. zhlyang@ustb.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9185-9878
Hongxiong LiuBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Magnus H BerntsenDepartment of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7833-3943
Francesco ScaliDipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-1894
Dibya PhuyalDepartment of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jianfeng ZhangBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Timur K KimDiamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4201-4462
Jacek OsieckiMAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Balasubramanian ThiagarajanMAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-5794
Youguo ShiBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-9772
Tao XiangBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5998-7338
Quansheng WuBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-4489
Oscar TjernbergDepartment of Applied Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. oscar@kth.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8669-6886

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Abstract

Topological materials are defined by the correspondence between bulk topology and boundary states, yet this correspondence becomes enigmatic on low-symmetry surfaces where bulk and surface periodicities may not coincide within a conventional first bulk Brillouin zone projection. Here we study the (103) surface of the Weyl semimetal NdAlSi and identify Fermi arc interference in the boundary spectrum. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy uncovers loop-like Fermi-arc connectivity and characteristic replica modulations that are not observed on high symmetry surfaces. Crucially, the topological surface states themselves are reconstructed because Fermi arcs from phase-shifted bulk-zone projections overlap and hybridize, producing connectivity patterns unique to low-symmetry facets. We show that these emerge from incomplete bulk projection and multi-cell interference governed by a least-common-multiple framework. Least-common-multiple guided density functional theory and Green's-function calculations reproduce the reconstructed periodicity and dominant replica structure in the spectra, providing a broadly applicable commensuration guideline. These findings resolve the apparent bulk-boundary correspondence paradox on low-symmetry surfaces and provide an operational route to model and interpret boundary spectra on complex facets.

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