Quantum oscillations and weak anisotropic resistivity in the chiral fermion semimetal PdGa
/ Authors
Xiangtao Zeng, Zhengsheng Dai, Sheng Xu, N. Zhao, Hua Wang, Xiao-Yan Wang, Jun-Fa lin, Jing Gong, Xiao-Ping Ma, Kun Han
and 4 more authors
/ Abstract
We perform a detailed analysis of the magnetotransport and de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations in crystal PdGa which is predicted to be a typical chiral Fermion semimetal from CoSi family holding a large Chern number. The unsaturated quadratic magnetoresistance (MR) and nonlinear Hall resistivity indicate that PdGa is a multi-band system without electron-hole compensation. Angle-dependent resistivity in PdGa shows weak anisotropy with twofold or threefold symmetry when the magnetic field rotates within the (1 ¯1 0) or (111) plane perpendicular to the current. Nine or three frequencies are extracted after the fast Fourier-transform analysis (FFT) of the dHvA oscillations with B//[001] or B//[011], respectively, which is confirmed to be consistent with the Fermi surfaces (FSs) obtained from first-principles calculations with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) considered.
Journal: Physical Review B