‘Hard’ crystalline lattice in the Weyl semimetal NbAs
Abstract
Here, we report the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the magnetotransport properties of the Weyl semimetal NbAs. Subtle changes can be seen in the ρxx(T) profiles with pressure up to 2.31 GPa. The Fermi surfaces undergo an anisotropic evolution under pressure: the extremal areas slightly increase in the kx-ky plane, but decrease in the kz-ky(kx) plane. The topological features of the two pockets observed at atmospheric pressure, however, remain unchanged at 2.31 GPa. No superconductivity can be seen down to 0.3 K for all the pressures measured. By fitting the temperature dependence of specific heat to the Debye model, we obtain a small Sommerfeld coefficient γ0=0.09(1) mJ (mol•K2)-1 and a large Debye temperature, θD=450(9) K, confirming a 'hard' crystalline lattice that is stable under pressure. We also studied the Kadowaki–Woods ratio of this low-carrier-density massless system, RKW=3.2 x 104 μΩ cm mol2 K2 J-2. After we account for the small carrier density in NbAs, this RKW indicates a suppressed transport scattering rate relative to other metals.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1249050
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-28700
Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Luo, Yongkang, Ghimire, N. J., Bauer, E. D., Thompson, J. D., and Ronning, F. ‘Hard’ crystalline lattice in the Weyl semimetal NbAs. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/28/5/055502.
Luo, Yongkang, Ghimire, N. J., Bauer, E. D., Thompson, J. D., & Ronning, F. ‘Hard’ crystalline lattice in the Weyl semimetal NbAs. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/5/055502
Luo, Yongkang, Ghimire, N. J., Bauer, E. D., Thompson, J. D., and Ronning, F. Thu .
"‘Hard’ crystalline lattice in the Weyl semimetal NbAs". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/5/055502. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1249050.
@article{osti_1249050,
title = {‘Hard’ crystalline lattice in the Weyl semimetal NbAs},
author = {Luo, Yongkang and Ghimire, N. J. and Bauer, E. D. and Thompson, J. D. and Ronning, F.},
abstractNote = {Here, we report the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the magnetotransport properties of the Weyl semimetal NbAs. Subtle changes can be seen in the ρxx(T) profiles with pressure up to 2.31 GPa. The Fermi surfaces undergo an anisotropic evolution under pressure: the extremal areas slightly increase in the kx-ky plane, but decrease in the kz-ky(kx) plane. The topological features of the two pockets observed at atmospheric pressure, however, remain unchanged at 2.31 GPa. No superconductivity can be seen down to 0.3 K for all the pressures measured. By fitting the temperature dependence of specific heat to the Debye model, we obtain a small Sommerfeld coefficient γ0=0.09(1) mJ (mol•K2)-1 and a large Debye temperature, θD=450(9) K, confirming a 'hard' crystalline lattice that is stable under pressure. We also studied the Kadowaki–Woods ratio of this low-carrier-density massless system, RKW=3.2 x 104 μΩ cm mol2 K2 J-2. After we account for the small carrier density in NbAs, this RKW indicates a suppressed transport scattering rate relative to other metals.},
doi = {10.1088/0953-8984/28/5/055502},
journal = {Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter},
number = 5,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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