Fermi Surface Topology and Open-Orbit Magneto-transport in Superconducting Pd<sub>3</sub>Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>2</sub>
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Abstract
We report magneto-transport and quantum oscillation measurements on single crystals of the superconducting topological metal Pd3Bi2Se2. From these studies we mapped out the Fermi surface, revealing tubular structures oriented parallel to the ab-planes. These tubes carry open electron orbits when the magnetic field is applied along the c* direction and account for the observed non-saturating magnetoresistance and nonlinear, sign-changing Hall effect. Through angular-dependent de Haas–van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations and DFT calculations, we identify a dominant frequency (Fα = 150 T) corresponding to an approximately ellipsoidal electron pocket centered at the L2 point of the Brillouin zone. Lifshitz–Kosevich analysis of the dHvA oscillations reveals a small cyclotron effective mass, 𝑚* = (0.11 ± 0.02) 𝑚₀, and a nontrivial Berry phase for the Fα orbit. The interplay of bulk superconductivity, nontrivial band topology, and open Fermi-surface orbits establishes Pd3Bi2Se2 as a promising platform for exploring unconventional magneto-transport in correlated topological materials.
*This work was supported by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division.
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Publication: Fermi surface topology and magnetotransport properties of superconducting Pd3Bi2Se2. R. Chapai, G. Peterson, M. P. Smylie, X. Chen, J. S. Jiang, D. Graf, J. F. Mitchell, and U. Welp, Physical Review B 110, 075152 (2024) (Editor's Suggestion). doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.110.075152
Presenters
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Ramakanta Chapai
- Norfolk State University