Reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP
Abstract
Here, we report the occurrence of reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP. When the applied magnetic field H is above a critical value Hc, a reentrance appears as a peak in the temperature-dependent resistivity ρxx(T) at T=Tp, similar to that observed in graphite where it was attributed to local superconductivity. The Tp(H) relationship follows a power-law dependence Tp~(H–Hc)1/ν where ν can be derived from the temperature dependence of the zero-field resistivity ρ0(T)~Tν. From concurrent measurements of the transverse ρxx(T) and Hall ρxy(T) magnetoresistivities, we reveal a clear correlation between the rapidly increasing ρxy(T) and the occurrence of a peak in the ρxx(T) curve. Quantitative analysis indicates that the reentrant metallic behavior arises from the competition of the magnetoconductivity σxx(T) with an additional component Δσxx(T)=κHσxx(T) where κH=[ρxy(T)/ρxx(T)]2 is the Hall factor. We find that the Hall factor (κH≈0.4) at peak temperature Tp is nearly field independent, leading to the observed Tp(H) relationship. Furthermore, the reentrant metallic behavior in ρxx(T) also is reflected in the behavior of ρxx(H) that ranges from nonsaturating at T > 70K to saturation at liquid-helium temperatures. The latter can be explained with the magnetic field dependence of the Hall factor κH(H). Lastly, our paper demonstratesmore »
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States);
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States);; Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States);; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1405299
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1394700
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Xu, J., Bugaris, D. E., Xiao, Z. L., Wang, Y. L., Chung, D. Y., Kanatzidis, M. G., and Kwok, W. K. Reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115152.
Xu, J., Bugaris, D. E., Xiao, Z. L., Wang, Y. L., Chung, D. Y., Kanatzidis, M. G., & Kwok, W. K. Reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115152
Xu, J., Bugaris, D. E., Xiao, Z. L., Wang, Y. L., Chung, D. Y., Kanatzidis, M. G., and Kwok, W. K. Fri .
"Reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115152. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1405299.
@article{osti_1405299,
title = {Reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP},
author = {Xu, J. and Bugaris, D. E. and Xiao, Z. L. and Wang, Y. L. and Chung, D. Y. and Kanatzidis, M. G. and Kwok, W. K.},
abstractNote = {Here, we report the occurrence of reentrant metallic behavior in the Weyl semimetal NbP. When the applied magnetic field H is above a critical value Hc, a reentrance appears as a peak in the temperature-dependent resistivity ρxx(T) at T=Tp, similar to that observed in graphite where it was attributed to local superconductivity. The Tp(H) relationship follows a power-law dependence Tp~(H–Hc)1/ν where ν can be derived from the temperature dependence of the zero-field resistivity ρ0(T)~Tν. From concurrent measurements of the transverse ρxx(T) and Hall ρxy(T) magnetoresistivities, we reveal a clear correlation between the rapidly increasing ρxy(T) and the occurrence of a peak in the ρxx(T) curve. Quantitative analysis indicates that the reentrant metallic behavior arises from the competition of the magnetoconductivity σxx(T) with an additional component Δσxx(T)=κHσxx(T) where κH=[ρxy(T)/ρxx(T)]2 is the Hall factor. We find that the Hall factor (κH≈0.4) at peak temperature Tp is nearly field independent, leading to the observed Tp(H) relationship. Furthermore, the reentrant metallic behavior in ρxx(T) also is reflected in the behavior of ρxx(H) that ranges from nonsaturating at T > 70K to saturation at liquid-helium temperatures. The latter can be explained with the magnetic field dependence of the Hall factor κH(H). Lastly, our paper demonstrates that a semiclassical theory can account for the “anomalies” in the magnetotransport phenomena of NbP without invoking an exotic mechanism.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115152},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 11,
volume = 96,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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