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arXiv 2005.12468cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.str-el
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近藤晶格半金属CeSb的磁场诱导非平凡电子态

Magnetic-field-induced nontrivial electronic state in the Kondo-lattice semimetal CeSb

Y. Fang, F. Tang, Y. R. Ruan, J. M. Zhang, H. Zhang, H. Gu, W. Y. Zhao, Z. D. Han, W. Tian, B. Qian, X. F. Jiang, X. M. Zhang, X. Ke

摘要:

电子关联和自旋轨道耦合的协同效应是拓扑材料中的一个新兴课题。这个快速发展的领域的核心是强关联重费米子系统的原型。近年来,一些Ce基化合物被提出来,具有有趣的拓扑性质,其中CeSb的电子性质仍存在争议。在本文中,我们报告了一个全面的研究相结合的磁性和电子输运测量,电子能带结构计算这种化合物,以确定其拓扑性质。在高磁场下的磁化强度和磁电阻都能清楚地观察到量子振荡,并由此识别出一个具有非平凡Berry相位的口袋。角相关的磁阻表明,这个口袋是拉长的性质,并对应于在LaBi中观察到的电子口袋。第一性原理计算进一步证实了CeSb的非平凡电子结构,这是由完全极化铁磁态的自旋分裂引起的。这些特征表明,磁场可以在这种典型的近藤半金属中诱导出非平凡的拓扑电子态。

英文摘要:

Synergic effect of electronic correlation and spin-orbit coupling is an emerging topic in topological materials. Central to this rapidly developing area are the prototypes of strongly correlated heavy-fermion systems. Recently, some Ce-based compounds are proposed to host intriguing topological nature, among which the electronic properties of CeSb are still under debate. In this paper, we report a comprehensive study combining magnetic and electronic transport measurements, and electronic band structure calculations of this compound to identify its topological nature. Quantum oscillations are clearly observed in both magnetization and magnetoresistance at high fields, from which one pocket with a nontrivial Berry phase is recognized. Angular-dependent magnetoresistance shows that this pocket is elongated in nature and corresponds to the electron pocket as observed in LaBi. Nontrivial electronic structure of CeSb is further confirmed by first-principle calculations, which arises from spin splitting in the fully polarized ferromagnetic state. These features indicate that magnetic-field can induce nontrivial topological electronic states in this prototypical Kondo semimetal.

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