The magnetoresistance (MR) of CeCoIn_5 is notably different from that in many conventional metals. We show that a pronounced crossover from negative to positive MR at elevated temperatures and fixed magnetic fields is determined by the scaling behavior of quasiparticle effective mass. At a quantum critical point (QCP) this dependence generates kinks (crossover points from fast to slow growth) in thermodynamic characteristics (like specific heat, magnetization etc) at some temperatures when a strongly correlated electron system transits from the magnetic field induced Landau Fermi liquid (LFL) regime to the non-Fermi liquid (NFL) one taking place at rising temperatures. We show that the above kink-like peculiarity separates two distinct energy scales in QCP vicinity - low temperature LFL scale and high temperature one related to NFL regime. Our comprehensive theoretical analysis of experimental data permits to reveal for the first time new MR and kinks scaling behavior as well as to identify the physical reasons for above energy scales.
We report the novel critical behavior of magnetization in low carrier concentration systems UTeS and USeS that exhibit the large negative magnetoresistance around the ferromagnetic transition temperatures T_C ~ 85 and 23 K, respectively. UTeS and USeS crystallize in the same orthorhombic TiNiSi-type crystal structure as those of uranium ferromagnetic superconductors URhGe and UCoGe. We determine the critical exponents, beta for the spontaneous magnetization M_s, gamma for the magnetic susceptibility chi, and delta for the magnetization isotherm at T_C with several methods. The ferromagnetic st…
The anomalous metallic state in high-temperature superconducting cuprates is masked by the onset of superconductivity near a quantum critical point. Use of high magnetic fields to suppress superconductivity has enabled a detailed study of the ground state in these systems. Yet, the direct effect of strong magnetic fields on the metallic behavior at low temperatures is poorly understood, especially near critical doping, $x=0.19$. Here we report a high-field magnetoresistance study of thin films of \LSCO cuprates in close vicinity to critical doping, $0.161\leq x\leq0.190$. We find that the meta…
The recent discovery of a nonsaturating linear magnetoresistance in several correlated electron systems near a quantum critical point has revealed an interesting interplay between the linear magnetoresistance and the zero-field linear-in-temperature resistivity. These studies suggest a possible role of quantum criticality on the observed linear magnetoresistance. Here, we report our discovery of a nonsaturating, linear magnetoresistance in Mo$_8$Ga$_{41}$, a nearly isotropic strong electron-phonon coupling superconductor with a linear-in-temperature resistivity from the transition temperature …
Through a direct comparison of specific heat and magneto-resistance we critically asses the nature of superconducting fluctuations in the same nano-gram crystal of SmFeAs(O, F). We show that although the superconducting fluctuation contribution to conductivity scales well within the 2D-LLL scheme its predictions contrast the inherently 3D nature of SmFeAs(O, F) in the vicinity T_{c}. Furthermore the transition seen in specific heat cannot be satisfactory described either by the LLL or the XY scaling. Additionally we have validated, through comparing Hc2 values obtained from the entropy conserv…
The recent discovery of a non-magnetic nematic quantum critical point (QCP) in the iron chalcogenide family FeSe$_{1-x}$S$_{x}$ has raised the prospect of investigating, in isolation, the role of nematicity on the electronic properties of correlated metals. Here we report a detailed study of the normal state transverse magnetoresistance (MR) in FeSe$_{1-x}$S$_{x}$ for a series of S concentrations spanning the nematic QCP. For all temperatures and \textit{x}-values studied, the MR can be decomposed into two distinct components: one that varies quadratically in magnetic field strength $μ_{0}\tex…
We theoretically investigate the interlayer magnetoresistance in quasi-two-dimensional Dirac fermion systems, where the Fermi energy is at the Dirac point. If there is an intermediate insulating layer that has an overlap with the wave functions in the Dirac fermion layers, there appears a positive magnetoresistance regime due to the intervalley tunneling. We show that the interlayer magnetoresistance can be used to find whether Dirac fermions are massive or not from the minimum in the interlayer magnetoresistance. As a specific system, we consider \alphaI under high pressure. We also discuss t…
Two-dimensional magnetic materials have recently attracted great interest due to their unique functions as the electric field control of a magnetic phase and the anomalous spin Hall effect. For such remarkable functions, a spin-orbit coupling (SOC) serves as an essential ingredient. Here we report a giant positive magnetoresistance in a layered magnetic semiconductor AgCrSe2, which is a manifestation of the subtle combination of the SOC and Zeeman-type spin splitting. When the carrier concentration approaches the critical value of 2.5\times10^18 cm^-3, a sizable positive magnetoresistance of ~…
Magnetoresistance in the helical itinerant magnets MnSi and Mn$_{1-x}$Co$_x$Si
P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute（P. N. 列别捷夫物理研究所）；Institut für Physik der Kondensierten Materie, Technische Universität Braunschweig（布伦瑞克工业大学凝聚态物质物理研究所）
We performed a systematic study of the temperature- and field-dependence of magnetization and resistivity of Gd2PdSi3, which is a centrosymmetric skyrmion crystal. While the magnetization behavior is consistent with the reported phase diagram based on susceptibility, we show that a phase diagram can also be constructed based on the anomalous magnetoresistance with one-to-one correspondence among all the features. In addition, the crossover boundary into the field-induced ferromagnetic state is also identified. Our results suggest that the ferromagnetic spin fluctuations above the Néel temperat…
SrIrO3, the three-dimensional member of the Ruddlesden-Popper iridates, is a paramagnetic semimetal characterised by a the delicate interplay between spin-orbit coupling and Coulomb repulsion. In this work, we study the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) of SrIrO3 thin films, which is closely linked to spin-orbit coupling and probes correlations between electronic transport, magnetic order and orbital states. We show that the low-temperature negative magnetoresistance is anisotropic with respect to the magnetic field orientation, and its angular dependence reveals the appearance of a fourfold…
In conventional metals, modification of electron trajectories under magnetic field gives rise to a magnetoresistance that varies quadratically at low field, followed by a saturation at high field for closed orbits on the Fermi surface. Deviations from the conventional behaviour, e.g. the observation of a linear magnetoresistance, or a non-saturating magnetoresistance, have been attributed to exotic electron scattering mechanisms. Recently, linear magnetoresistance has been observed in many Dirac materials, in which the electron-electron correlation is relatively weak. The strongly correlated h…
The scaling of $H$-linear magnetoresistance in field and temperature was measured in under-doped (x = 0.19) and optimally-doped (x=0.31)~BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$. We analyze the data based on an orbital model in the presence of strongly anisotropic quasiparticle spectra and scattering time due to antiferromagnetism. The magnetoresistance is dominated by the properties of small regions of the Fermi surface called `hot spots' where antiferromagnetic excitations induce a large quasiparticle scattering rate. Approximate temperature-magnetic field scaling relations are derived and shown to be …
We report quasi-two-dimensional Dirac fermions and quantum magnetoresistance in LaAgBi$_2$. The band structure shows several narrow bands with nearly linear energy dispersion and Dirac-cone-like points at the Fermi level. The quantum oscillation experiments revealed one quasi-two-dimensional Fermi pocket and another complex pocket with small cyclotron resonant mass. The in-plane transverse magnetoresistance exhibits a crossover at a critical field $B^*$ from semiclassical weak-field $B^2$ dependence to the high-field unsaturated linear magnetoresistance which is attributed to the quantum limit…
Effect of half-quantum vortices on magnetoresistance of perforated superconducting films
最近对Sr2RuO4的环形微米尺寸样品的悬臂梁磁力测量揭示了该材料中存在半量子涡旋（HQVs）的证据[Jang等人，2011]。我们建议在输运测量中寻找HQVs，并计算在HQVs存在下接近转变温度的穿孔超导膜的磁阻。我们分析了磁阻对HQVs热力学稳定性的依赖性，根据[Jang et al. 2011]，HQVs可以通过应用面内磁场来改变，并指出可能有助于识别它们的特征。
We report on our theoretical study of the inverse TMR effect in the spin polarized transport through a narrow channel. In the weak tunneling limit, we find the ordinary positive TMR. The TMR changes its sign as the transmission probability becomes large close to a unity. Our results might be relevant to the magnetic tunnel junction with a pinhole or a quantum point contact.
Magnetic and magnetoresistance behavior of Tb7Rh3, an intermetallic compound with a negative temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity in the paramagnetic state, and Paramagnetic Giant Magnetoresistance Phenomenon
直流磁化，电和磁电阻和热容量测量（2-300 K）的结果Tb 7 Rh 3，在Th 7 Fe 3型六方结构结晶，报告。在这种化合物中，磁有序集在约90 K，在低温下具有额外的转变，并且电阻率（R）的温度系数dR/dT在顺磁状态下在很宽的温度范围内为负。磁化结果表明，该化合物在磁场-温度相图中具有丰富的特征。主要强调的一点是，顺磁状态下的dR/dT的符号可以通过施加磁场而逐渐改变。结果，除了在磁有序状态下的巨磁阻行为之外，磁阻（MR）的幅度即使在室温附近（远高于磁有序温度）也相当大。与该系列的其他重稀土元素类似，这类化合物可以被归类为顺磁性巨磁阻系统。一种新的理论方法是必要的，以了解这一现象。
The discovery of non-magnetic extreme magnetoresistance (XMR) materials has induced great interests because the XMR phenomenon challenges our understanding of how a magnetic field can alter electron transport in semimetals. Among XMR materials, the LaSb shows XMR and field-induced exotic behaviors but it seems to lack the essentials for these properties. Here, we study the magnetotransport properties and electronic structure of LaBi, isostructural to LaSb. LaBi exhibits large MR as in LaSb, which can be ascribed to the nearly compensated electron and hole with rather high mobilities. More impo…
The band structure of high carrier density metal CrP features an interesting crossing at the Y point of the Brillouin zone. The crossing, which is protected by the nonsymmorphic symmetry of the space group, results in a hybrid, semi-Dirac-like energy-momentum dispersion relation near Y. The linear energy-momentum dispersion relation along Y-$Γ$ is reminiscent of the observed band structure in several semimetallic extremely large magnetoresistance (XMR) materials. We have measured the transverse magnetoresistance of CrP up to 14 T at temperatures as low as $\sim$ 16 mK. Our data reveal a nonsat…
Weyl semimetal with Weyl fermions at Fermi energy is one of the topological materials, and is a condensed-matter realization of the relativistic fermions. However, there are several crucial differences such as the shift of Fermi energy, which can hinder the expected interesting physics. Chiral anomaly is a representative nontrivial phenomenon associated with Weyl fermions, which dictates the transfer of fermions between the Weyl fermions with opposite chirality; it is manifested as the negative magnetoresistance. Here we demonstrate that the magnetoresistance is robust against the deviation fr…
Effect of Ge substitution on first order ferrimagnetic (FRI) - antiferromagnetic (AFM) transition in Mn$_2$Sb has been studied. It shows that transition temperature (T$_t$) can be tuned between 119~K - 271~K by substituting 2.5-10\% Ge at Sb site in Mn$_2$Sb. The variation of density of state at Fermi level N(E$_f$) with Ge substitution shows that dN(E)/dE is positive at E$_f$ in the AFM state. With the application of magnetic field T$_t$ shifts to low temperature, which results in a giant negative magnetoresistance (MR) reaching a value of 70\% for 2.5\% substitution. Our results show that FR…
Disorder-induced magnetoresistance has been reported in a range of solid metals and semiconductors, however, the underlying physical mechanism is still under debate because it is difficult to experimentally control. Liquid metals, due to lack of long-range order, offers an ideal model system where many forms of disorder can be deactivated by freezing the liquid. Here we report non-saturating magnetoresistance discovered in the liquid state of three metals: Ga, Ga-In-Sn and Bi-Pb-Sn-In alloys. The giant magnetoresistance appears above the respective melting points and has a maximum of 2500% at …
