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Title: Electron and hole contributions to normal-state transport in the superconducting system Sn 1 - x In x Te

Abstract

Indium-doped SnTe has been of interest because the system can exhibit both topological sur- face states and bulk superconductivity. While the enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature is established, the character of the electronic states induced by indium doping remains poorly understood. We report a study of magneto-transport in a series of Sn1-xInxTe single crystals with 0:1 ≤ x ≤ 0:45. From measurements of the Hall effect, we find that the dominant carrier type changes from hole-like to electron-like at x ~ 0:25; one would expect electron-like carriers if the In ions have a valence of +3. For single crystals with x = 0:45, corresponding to the highest super- conducting transition temperature, pronounced Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations are observed in the normal state. In measurements of magnetoresistance, we nd evidence for weak anti-localization (WAL). We attribute both the quantum oscillations and the WAL to bulk Dirac-like hole pockets, previously observed in photoemission studies, which coexist with the dominant electron-like carriers.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Emergent Superconductivity (CES); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1466623
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1463759
Report Number(s):
BNL-207980-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950; PRBMDO
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0012704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 98; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Zhang, Cheng, He, Xu-Gang, Chi, Hang, Zhong, Ruidan, Ku, Wei, Gu, Genda, Tranquada, J. M., and Li, Qiang. Electron and hole contributions to normal-state transport in the superconducting system Sn1-xInxTe. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.054503.
Zhang, Cheng, He, Xu-Gang, Chi, Hang, Zhong, Ruidan, Ku, Wei, Gu, Genda, Tranquada, J. M., & Li, Qiang. Electron and hole contributions to normal-state transport in the superconducting system Sn1-xInxTe. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.054503
Zhang, Cheng, He, Xu-Gang, Chi, Hang, Zhong, Ruidan, Ku, Wei, Gu, Genda, Tranquada, J. M., and Li, Qiang. Thu . "Electron and hole contributions to normal-state transport in the superconducting system Sn1-xInxTe". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.054503. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466623.
@article{osti_1466623,
title = {Electron and hole contributions to normal-state transport in the superconducting system Sn1-xInxTe},
author = {Zhang, Cheng and He, Xu-Gang and Chi, Hang and Zhong, Ruidan and Ku, Wei and Gu, Genda and Tranquada, J. M. and Li, Qiang},
abstractNote = {Indium-doped SnTe has been of interest because the system can exhibit both topological sur- face states and bulk superconductivity. While the enhancement of the superconducting transition temperature is established, the character of the electronic states induced by indium doping remains poorly understood. We report a study of magneto-transport in a series of Sn1-xInxTe single crystals with 0:1 ≤ x ≤ 0:45. From measurements of the Hall effect, we find that the dominant carrier type changes from hole-like to electron-like at x ~ 0:25; one would expect electron-like carriers if the In ions have a valence of +3. For single crystals with x = 0:45, corresponding to the highest super- conducting transition temperature, pronounced Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations are observed in the normal state. In measurements of magnetoresistance, we nd evidence for weak anti-localization (WAL). We attribute both the quantum oscillations and the WAL to bulk Dirac-like hole pockets, previously observed in photoemission studies, which coexist with the dominant electron-like carriers.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.98.054503},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 5,
volume = 98,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {8}
}

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