Abstract
We report the single crystal growth and transport properties of a Weyl semimetal TaAs. Unsaturated large magnetoresistance of about 22 100% at 2 K and 9 T is observed. From the Hall measurement, carrier concentrations n = 4.608 × 1024 m-3 and p = 3.099 × 1024 m-3, and mobilities mg p = 2.502 m2 V-1 s-1 and μ n = 16.785 m2 V-1 s-1 at 2 K are extracted. The de Haas-van Alphen oscillations at 2 K and 9 T suggest the presence of a Fermi surface, and the quantum electronic parameters such as effective cyclotron mass and Dingle temperature were obtained using Lifshitz-Kosevich fitting. Temperature dependent resistivity measurements at different static magnetic fields suggest the formation of an insulating gap in the Weyl semimetal TaAs. An angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study reveals Fermi arc surface states with different shaped features such as a long elliptical contour around each point, a bowtie-shaped contour around each point, and a crescent-shaped feature near the midpoint of each line.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 015803 |
Journal | Journal of Physics Condensed Matter |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 10 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Science(all)
Keywords
- Weyl semimetal
- field induced semiconducting behavior
- quantum oscillation