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Topological frequency shift of quantum oscillation in CaFeAsF

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2022-03-29 v4 Materials Science Superconductivity

Abstract

Guo, Alexandradinata, \textit{et al.} have recently proposed that quantum-oscillation frequencies from Dirac/Weyl fermions exhibit a negative shift proportional to T2T^2 because of the energy dependence of the effective mass peculiar to a linear band-dispersion. We have measured Shubnikov--de Haas oscillation in CaFeAsF up to TT = 9 K. The frequency of the α\alpha Dirac electron exhibits a negative shift with increasing TT, while that of the β\beta Schr\"odinger hole does not. For T5T \geqslant 5 K where β\beta is negligible, the α\alpha-frequency shift is proportional to T2T^2 and its rate agrees with the theoretical prediction within experimental accuracy. At lower temperatures, the shifts of α\alpha and β\beta deviate from theoretical expectations, which we ascribe to the inaccuracy in the frequency determination due to unfavorable interference between frequencies. Our results confirm that the topological frequency shift can be utilized to identify Dirac/Weyl fermions when quantum-oscillation frequencies can be determined accurately.

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@article{arxiv.2105.14733,
  title  = {Topological frequency shift of quantum oscillation in CaFeAsF},
  author = {Taichi Terashima and Shinya Uji and Teng Wang and Gang Mu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.14733},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Minor revision after publication, ref. 16 updated (found already published), 16 pages, 4 figures, 1 table

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