Magneto-transport evidence for strong topological insulator phase in ZrTe5

Wang, Jingyue; Jiang, Yuxuan; Zhao, Tianhao; Dun, Zhiling; Miettinen, Anna L.; Wu, Xiaosong; Mourigal, Martin; Zhou, Haidong; Pan, Wei; Smirnov, Dmitry; Jiang, Zhigang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27119-5

Magneto-transport evidence for strong topological insulator phase in ZrTe5

Journal Article · Thu Nov 18 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27119-5· OSTI ID:1831555

; ; Zhao, Tianhao; Dun, Zhiling; Miettinen, Anna L.; ; ; ; ; ;

Abstract

The identification of a non-trivial band topology usually relies on directly probing the protected surface/edge states. But, it is difficult to achieve electronically in narrow-gap topological materials due to the small (meV) energy scales. Here, we demonstrate that band inversion, a crucial ingredient of the non-trivial band topology, can serve as an alternative, experimentally accessible indicator. We show that an inverted band can lead to a four-fold splitting of the non-zero Landau levels, contrasting the two-fold splitting (spin splitting only) in the normal band. We confirm our predictions in magneto-transport experiments on a narrow-gap strong topological insulator, zirconium pentatelluride (ZrTe ₅ ), with the observation of additional splittings in the quantum oscillations and also an anomalous peak in the extreme quantum limit. Our work establishes an effective strategy for identifying the band inversion as well as the associated topological phases for future topological materials research.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; SC0018660; FG02-07ER46451; SC0020254; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1831555

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1834145

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 12; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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