Influence of Magnetic and Electric Fields on Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Thin Films of the Dirac Semimetal Cd 3 As 2

Xiao, Run; Islam, Saurav; Yanez, Wilson; Ou, Yongxi; Liu, Haiwen; Xie, Xincheng; Chamorro, Juan; McQueen, Tyrel M.; Samarth, Nitin

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01174

Influence of Magnetic and Electric Fields on Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Thin Films of the Dirac Semimetal Cd ₃ As ₂

Journal Article · 15 June 2023 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01174· OSTI ID:2421156

Xiao, Run ^[1]; Islam, Saurav ^[2]; Yanez, Wilson ^[2]; Ou, Yongxi ^[2]; Liu, Haiwen ^[3]; Xie, Xincheng ^[4]; Chamorro, Juan ^[5]; ^[5]; ^[2]

Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States; OSTI
Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People’s Republic of China
International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China; Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, People’s Republic of China
Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States

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Research Organization:: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019331

OSTI ID:: 2421156

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 23; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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