Unusual interlayer quantum transport behavior caused by the zeroth Landau level in YbMnBi2

Liu, J. Y.; Hu, J.; Graf, D.; Zou, T.; Zhu, M.; Shi, Y.; Che, S.; Radmanesh, S. M.  A.; Lau, C. N.; Spinu, L.; Cao, H. B.; Ke, X.; Mao, Z. Q.

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00673-7

Title: Unusual interlayer quantum transport behavior caused by the zeroth Landau level in YbMnBi₂

Journal Article · Thu Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00673-7· OSTI ID:1602030

Liu, J. Y. ^[1];

^[1]; Graf, D. ^[2]; Zou, T. ^[3]; Zhu, M. ^[3]; Shi, Y. ^[4]; Che, S. ^[5]; Radmanesh, S. M. A. ^[6]; Lau, C. N. ^[5]; Spinu, L. ^[6]; Cao, H. B. ^[7]; Ke, X. ^[3]; Mao, Z. Q. ^[1]

Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of California, Riverside CA (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
University of New Orleans (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Condensed Matter Division

Relativistic fermions in topological quantum materials are characterized by linear energy–momentum dispersion near band crossing points. Under magnetic fields, relativistic fermions acquire Berry phase of π in cyclotron motion, leading to a zeroth Landau level (LL) at the crossing point, a signature unique to relativistic fermions. Here we report the unusual interlayer quantum transport behavior resulting from the zeroth LL mode observed in the time reversal symmetry breaking type II Weyl semimetal YbMnBi2. The interlayer magnetoresistivity and Hall conductivity of this material are found to exhibit surprising angular dependences under high fields, which can be well fitted by a model, which considers the interlayer quantum tunneling transport of the zeroth LL's Weyl fermions. Our results shed light on the unusual role of zeroth LLl mode in transport.

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Research Organization:: Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012432; SC0010597; DMR-1206267

OSTI ID:: 1602030

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

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