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Quantum oscillations with magnetic hysteresis observed in CeTe$_{3}$ thin films

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2020-08-06 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

We have performed magnetotransport measurements in CeTe3_{3} thin films down to 0.2 K0.2~{\rm K}. It is known that CeTe3_{3} has two magnetic transitions at TN13 KT_{\rm N1} \approx 3~{\rm K} and TN21 KT_{\rm N2} \approx 1~{\rm K}. A clear Shubnikov-de-Haas (SdH) oscillation was observed at 4 K4~{\rm K}, demonstrating the strong two-dimensional nature in this material. Below TN2T_{\rm N2}, the SdH oscillation has two frequencies, indicating that the Fermi surface could be slightly modulated due to the second magnetic transition. We also observed a magnetic hysteresis in the SdH oscillation below TN1T_{\rm N1}. Especially, there is a unique spike in the magnetoresistance at B0.6 TB \approx 0.6~{\rm T} only when the magnetic field is swept from a high enough field (more than 2 T2~{\rm T}) to zero field.

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@article{arxiv.2006.14955,
  title  = {Quantum oscillations with magnetic hysteresis observed in CeTe$_{3}$ thin films},
  author = {Mori Watanabe and Sanghyun Lee and Takuya Asano and Takashi Ibe and Masashi Tokuda and Hiroki Taniguchi and Daichi Ueta and Yoshinori Okada and Kensuke Kobayashi and Yasuhiro Niimi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.14955},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

5 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters