Quantum oscillation evidence for a topological semimetal phase in ZrSnTe

Jin Hu, Yanglin Zhu, Xin Gui, David Graf, Zhijie Tang, Weiwei Xie, and Zhiqiang Mao
Phys. Rev. B 97, 155101 – Published 2 April 2018

Abstract

The layered WHM-type (W=Zr/Hf/La, H=Si/Ge/Sn/Sb, M=S/Se/Te) materials represent a large family of topological semimetals, which provides an excellent platform to study the evolution of topological semimetal state with the fine tuning of spin-orbit coupling and structural dimensionality for various combinations of W, H, and M elements. In this work, through high field de Haas–van Alphen (dHvA) quantum oscillation studies, we have found evidence for the predicted topological nontrivial bands in ZrSnTe. Furthermore, from the angular dependence of quantum oscillation frequency, we have revealed the three-dimensional Fermi surface topologies of this layered material owing to strong interlayer coupling.

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  • Received 1 November 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.155101

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Jin Hu1,2,3,*, Yanglin Zhu3, Xin Gui4, David Graf5, Zhijie Tang3, Weiwei Xie4, and Zhiqiang Mao3,†

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
  • 2Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
  • 3Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
  • 4Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
  • 5National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA

  • *jinhu@uark.edu
  • zmao@tulane.edu

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Vol. 97, Iss. 15 — 15 April 2018

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