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Dirac Fermions and Possible Weak Antilocalization in LaCuSb$_{2}$

Authors :
Chamorro, J. R.
Topp, A.
Fang, Y.
Winiarski, M. J.
Ast, C. R.
Krivenkov, M.
Varykhalov, A.
Ramshaw, B. J.
Schoop, L.
McQueen, T. M.
Source :
APL Materials 7, 121108 (2019)
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Layered heavy-metal square-lattice compounds have recently emerged as potential Dirac fermion materials due to bonding within those sublattices. We report quantum transport and spectroscopic data on the layered Sb square-lattice material LaCuSb$_{2}$. Linearly dispersing band crossings, necessary to generate Dirac fermions, are experimentally observed in the electronic band structure observed using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), along with a quasi-two-dimensional Fermi surface. Weak antilocalization that arises from two-dimensional transport is observed in the magnetoresistance, as well as regions of linear dependence, both of which are indicative of topologically non-trivial effects. Measurements of the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) quantum oscillations show low effective mass electrons on the order of 0.065$m_{e}$, further confirming the presence of Dirac fermions in this material.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
APL Materials 7, 121108 (2019)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2001.00703
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5124685