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Magnetic field-induced type-II Weylsemimetallic state in geometrically frustrated Shastry-Sutherland lattice GdB4
Authors:
Wonhyuk Shon,
Dong-Choon Ryu,
Kyoo Kim,
B. I. Min,
Bongjae Kim,
Boyoun Kang,
B. K. Cho,
Heon-Jung Kim,
Jong-Soo Rhyee
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Weyl semimetal is a topologically non-trivial phase of matter with pairs of Weyl nodes in the k-space, which act as monopole and anti-monopole pairs of Berry curvature. Two hallmarks of the Weyl metallic state are the topological surface state called the Fermi arc and the chiral anomaly. It is known that the chiral anomaly yields anomalous magneto-transport phenomena. In this study, we report the…
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Weyl semimetal is a topologically non-trivial phase of matter with pairs of Weyl nodes in the k-space, which act as monopole and anti-monopole pairs of Berry curvature. Two hallmarks of the Weyl metallic state are the topological surface state called the Fermi arc and the chiral anomaly. It is known that the chiral anomaly yields anomalous magneto-transport phenomena. In this study, we report the emergence of the type-II Weyl semimetallic state in the geometrically frustrated non-collinear antiferromagnetic Shastry-Sutherland lattice (SSL) GdB4 crystal. When we apply magnetic fields perpendicular to the noncollinear moments in SSL plane, Weyl nodes are created above and below the Fermi energy along the M-A line (tau-band) because the spin tilting breaks the time-reversal symmetry and lifts band degeneracy while preserving C4z or C2z symmetry. The unique electronic structure of GdB4 under magnetic fields applied perpendicular to the SSL gives rise to a non-trivial Berry phase, detected in de Haas-van Alphen experiments and chiral-anomaly-induced negative magnetoresistance. The emergence of the magnetic field-induced Weyl state in SSL presents a new guiding principle to develop novel types of Weyl semimetals in frustrated spin systems.
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Submitted 6 November, 2019;
originally announced November 2019.
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Exotic low-energy excitations emergent in the random Kitaev magnet Cu$_2$IrO$_3$
Authors:
Y. S. Choi,
C. H. Lee,
S. Lee,
Sungwon Yoon,
W. -J. Lee,
J. Park,
Anzar Ali,
Yogesh Singh,
Jean-Christophe Orain,
Gareoung Kim,
Jong-Soo Rhyee,
Wei-Tin Chen,
Fangcheng Chou,
Kwang-Yong Choi
Abstract:
We report on magnetization $M(H)$, dc/ac magnetic susceptibility $χ(T)$, specific heat $C_{\mathrm{m}}(T)$ and muon spin relaxation ($μ$SR) measurements of the Kitaev honeycomb iridate Cu$_2$IrO$_2$ with quenched disorder. In spite of the chemical disorders, we find no indication of spin glass down to 260~mK from the $C_{\mathrm{m}}(T)$ and $μ$SR data. Furthermore, a persistent spin dynamics obser…
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We report on magnetization $M(H)$, dc/ac magnetic susceptibility $χ(T)$, specific heat $C_{\mathrm{m}}(T)$ and muon spin relaxation ($μ$SR) measurements of the Kitaev honeycomb iridate Cu$_2$IrO$_2$ with quenched disorder. In spite of the chemical disorders, we find no indication of spin glass down to 260~mK from the $C_{\mathrm{m}}(T)$ and $μ$SR data. Furthermore, a persistent spin dynamics observed by the zero-field muon spin relaxation evidences an absence of static magnetism. The remarkable observation is a scaling relation of $χ[H,T]$ and $M[H,T]$ in $H/T$ with the scaling exponent $α=0.26-0.28$, expected from bond randomness. However, $C_{\mathrm{m}}[H,T]/T$ disobeys the predicted universal scaling law, pointing towards the presence of low-lying excitations in addition to random singlets. Our results signify an intriguing role of quenched disorder in a Kitaev spin system in creating low-energy excitations possibly pertaining to Z$_2$ fluxes.
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Submitted 16 November, 2018;
originally announced November 2018.
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Spin-Chiral Bulk Fermi Surfaces of BiTeI Proven by Quantum Oscillations
Authors:
Joonbum Park,
E. Kampert,
Kyung-Hwan Jin,
Man Jin Eom,
Jongmok Ok,
E. S. Choi,
F. Wolff-Fabris,
K. D. Lee,
N. Hur,
J. -S Rhyee,
Y. J. Jo,
Seung-Hoon Jhi,
Jun Sung Kim
Abstract:
We present the Fermi-surface map of the spin-chiral bulk states for the non-centrosymmetric semiconductor BiTeI using de Haas-van Alphen and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. We identify two distinct Fermi surfaces with a unique spindle-torus-type topology and the non-trivial Berry phases, confirming the spin chirality with oppositely circulating spin-texture. Near the quantum limit at high magnetic…
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We present the Fermi-surface map of the spin-chiral bulk states for the non-centrosymmetric semiconductor BiTeI using de Haas-van Alphen and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. We identify two distinct Fermi surfaces with a unique spindle-torus-type topology and the non-trivial Berry phases, confirming the spin chirality with oppositely circulating spin-texture. Near the quantum limit at high magnetic fields, we find a substantial Zeeman effect with an effective g-factor of ~ 60 for the Rashba-split Fermi surfaces. These findings provide clear evidence of strong Rashba and Zeeman coupling in the bulk states of BiTeI, suggesting that BiTeI is a good platform hosting the spin-polarized chiral states.
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Submitted 7 June, 2013;
originally announced June 2013.
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Synthesis, anisotropy, and superconducting properties of LiFeAs single crystal
Authors:
Yoo Jang Song,
Jin Soo Ghim,
Byeong Hun Min,
Yong Seung Kwon,
Myung Hwa Jung,
Jong-Soo Rhyee
Abstract:
A LiFeAs single crystal with $T_c^{onset}$$\sim$19.7 K was grown successfully in a sealed tungsten crucible using the Bridgeman method. The electrical resistivity experiments revealed a ratio of room temperature to residual resistivity (RRR) of approximately 46 and 18 for the in-plane and out-of plane directions. The estimated anisotropic resistivity, $γ_ρ$=$ρ_c$ / $ρ_{ab}$, was approximately 3.…
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A LiFeAs single crystal with $T_c^{onset}$$\sim$19.7 K was grown successfully in a sealed tungsten crucible using the Bridgeman method. The electrical resistivity experiments revealed a ratio of room temperature to residual resistivity (RRR) of approximately 46 and 18 for the in-plane and out-of plane directions. The estimated anisotropic resistivity, $γ_ρ$=$ρ_c$ / $ρ_{ab}$, was approximately 3.3 at $T_c^{onset}$. The upper critical fields had large $H_{c2} ^{\shortparallel ab}$ and $H_{c2}^{\shortparallel c}$ values of 83.4 T and 72.5 T, respectively, and an anisotropy ratio is $γ_H$=$H_{c2}^{\shortparallel ab}$ / $H_{c2} ^{\shortparallel c}$$\sim$1.15. The high upper critical field value and small anisotropy highlight the potential use of LiFeAs in a variety of applications. The calculated critical current density $(J_c)$ from the $M$-$H$ loop is approximately 10$^3$ A/cm$^2$
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Submitted 10 February, 2010;
originally announced February 2010.
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Kondo-like behaviors in magnetic and thermal properties of single crystal Tm5Si2Ge2
Authors:
J. H. Kim,
S. J. Kim,
C. I. Lee,
M. A. Jung,
H. J. Oh,
Jong-Soo Rhyee,
Younghun Jo,
Hiroyuki Mitani,
Hidetoshi Miyazaki,
Shin-ichi Kimura,
Y. S. Kwon
Abstract:
We grew the single crystal of stoichiometric Tm5Si2.0Ge2.0 using a Bridgeman method and performed XRD, EDS, magnetization, ac and dc magnetic susceptibilities, specific heat, electrical resistivity and XPS experiments. It crystallizes in orthorhombic Sm5Ge4-type structure. The mean valence of Tm ions in Tm5Si2.0Ge2.0 is almost trivalent. The 4f states is split by the crystalline electric field.…
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We grew the single crystal of stoichiometric Tm5Si2.0Ge2.0 using a Bridgeman method and performed XRD, EDS, magnetization, ac and dc magnetic susceptibilities, specific heat, electrical resistivity and XPS experiments. It crystallizes in orthorhombic Sm5Ge4-type structure. The mean valence of Tm ions in Tm5Si2.0Ge2.0 is almost trivalent. The 4f states is split by the crystalline electric field. The ground state exhibits the long range antiferromagnetic order with the ferromagnetically coupled magnetic moments in the ac plane below 8.01 K, while the exited states exhibit the reduction of magnetic moment and magnetic entropy and -log T-behaviors observed in Kondo materials.
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Submitted 30 November, 2009;
originally announced November 2009.
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The pseudogap behavior in the stoichiometric FeSe superconductor (Tc~9.4 K)
Authors:
Yoo Jang Song,
Jong Beom Hong,
Byeong Hun Min,
Kyu Jun Lee,
Myung Hwa Jung,
Jong-Soo Rhyee,
Yong Seung Kwon
Abstract:
This paper reports the synthesis and superconducting behaviors of the tetragonal iron-chalcogenide superconductor FeSe. The electrical resistivity and magnetic moment measurements confirmed its superconductivity with a $T_c^{zero}$ and $T_c^{mag}$ at 9.4 K under ambient pressure. EPMA indicated the sample to have a stoichiometric Fe:Se ratio of 1:1 ($\pm$0.02). The Seebeck coefficient which was…
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This paper reports the synthesis and superconducting behaviors of the tetragonal iron-chalcogenide superconductor FeSe. The electrical resistivity and magnetic moment measurements confirmed its superconductivity with a $T_c^{zero}$ and $T_c^{mag}$ at 9.4 K under ambient pressure. EPMA indicated the sample to have a stoichiometric Fe:Se ratio of 1:1 ($\pm$0.02). The Seebeck coefficient which was 12.3 $μ$V/K at room temperature, changed to a negative value near 200 K, indicating it to be a two carriers material. Above $T_c$, the $ρ(T)$ curve revealed an 'S' shape. Hence $dρ(T)/dT$, and $d^2ρ(T)/dT^2$ showed pseudogap-like behavior at $T^*$=110 K according to the resistivity curvature mapping (RCM) method for high $T_c$ cuprates. Moreover, the magnetoresistance $ρ_H(T)/ρ_{H=0}$ under a magnetic field and the Seebeck coefficient $S(T)$ revealed revealed pseudogap-like behavior near $T^*$. Interestingly, at the same temperature, 30 K, the sign of $S(T)$ and all signs of $d^2ρ(T)/dT^2$ changed from negative to positive above $T_c$.
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Submitted 10 February, 2010; v1 submitted 10 November, 2009;
originally announced November 2009.
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Anisotropic magnetization and sign change of dynamic susceptibility in Na0.85CoO2 single crystal
Authors:
J. S. Rhyee,
J. B. Peng,
C. T. Lin,
S. M. Lee
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The DC and AC magnetic susceptibilities of Na0.85CoO2 single crystals were measured for the different crystal orientations of H//(ab)- and H//(c)-axis. The DC-magnetic susceptibility for H//(c)-direction exhibited the antiferromagnetic transition at TN= 22 K. The thermal hysteresis between the zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and the field-cooled (FC) magnetization below TN and the large frustration para…
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The DC and AC magnetic susceptibilities of Na0.85CoO2 single crystals were measured for the different crystal orientations of H//(ab)- and H//(c)-axis. The DC-magnetic susceptibility for H//(c)-direction exhibited the antiferromagnetic transition at TN= 22 K. The thermal hysteresis between the zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and the field-cooled (FC) magnetization below TN and the large frustration parameter indicated the spin frustration along the (c)-axis. For an applied magnetic field in H//(ab)-plane, the DC magnetic susceptibility exhibited the logarithmic divergent behavior at low temperatures (T < 6.8 K). This could be understood by the impurity spin effect, dressed by the spin fluctuation. From the AC magnetic susceptibility measurements, the real part of the AC-susceptibility for H//(ab) exhibited the spin glass-like behavior at low temperatures (T < 4 K). Remarkably, for an applied AC magnetic field with H//(c)-axis, the sign of the AC magnetic susceptibility changed from a positive to a negative value with increasing AC magnetic field frequency (f > 3 kHz) at low temperatures (T > 7 K). We interpret the sign change of AC magnetic susceptibility along the (c)-axis in terms of the sudden sign reversal of the phase difference from in-phase to out-of-phase response with an applied AC magnetic field in the AC-susceptibility phase space.
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Submitted 29 April, 2008;
originally announced April 2008.
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Optical spectroscopy study on the electronic structure of $Eu_{1-x} Ca_x B_6$
Authors:
Jungho Kim,
S. -J. Oh,
Youngwoo Lee,
E. J. Choi,
C. C. Homes,
Jong-Soo Rhyee,
B. K. Cho
Abstract:
The optical conductivity $σ_{1}(ω)$ of Eu$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$B$_{6}$ has been obtained from reflectivity and ellipsometry measurements for series of compositions, $0\leq x\leq 1$. The interband part of $σ_{1}(ω) $ shifts continuously to higher frequency as Ca-content $x$ increases. Also the intraband spectral weight of $σ_{1}(ω)$ decreases rapidly and essentially vanishes for $x\geq x_{c}=0.35$. The…
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The optical conductivity $σ_{1}(ω)$ of Eu$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$B$_{6}$ has been obtained from reflectivity and ellipsometry measurements for series of compositions, $0\leq x\leq 1$. The interband part of $σ_{1}(ω) $ shifts continuously to higher frequency as Ca-content $x$ increases. Also the intraband spectral weight of $σ_{1}(ω)$ decreases rapidly and essentially vanishes for $x\geq x_{c}=0.35$. These results show that the valence band and the conduction band of Eu$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$B$_{6}$ move away from each other such that their band overlap decreases with increasing Ca-substitution. As a result, the electronic state evolves from the semimetallic structure of EuB$_{6}$ to the insulating CaB$_{6}$ where the two bands are separated to open a finite gap ($\simeq 0.25$ eV) at the X-point of the Brillouin zone.
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Submitted 5 September, 2004;
originally announced September 2004.
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Formation of mid-gap states and ferromagnetism in semiconducting CaB$_6$
Authors:
Jong-Soo Rhyee,
B. H. Oh,
B. K. Cho,
M. H. Jung,
H. C. Kim,
Y. K. Yoon,
Jae Hoon Kim,
T. Ekino
Abstract:
We present a consistent overall picture of the electronic structure and ferromagnetic interaction in CaB$_6$, based on our joint transport, optical, and tunneling measurements on high-quality {\em defect-controlled} single crystals. Pure CaB$_6$ single crystals, synthesized with 99.9999 %-pure boron, exhibited fully {\em semiconducting} characteristics, such as monotonic resistance for 2--300 K,…
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We present a consistent overall picture of the electronic structure and ferromagnetic interaction in CaB$_6$, based on our joint transport, optical, and tunneling measurements on high-quality {\em defect-controlled} single crystals. Pure CaB$_6$ single crystals, synthesized with 99.9999 %-pure boron, exhibited fully {\em semiconducting} characteristics, such as monotonic resistance for 2--300 K, a tunneling conductance gap, and an optical absorption threshold at 1.0 eV. {\em Boron-related defects} formed in CaB$_6$ single crystals synthesized with 99.9 %-pure boron induced {\em mid-gap states} 0.18 eV below the conduction band and extra free charge carriers, with the transport, optical, and tunneling properties substantially modified. Remarkably, no ferromagnetic signals were detected from single crystals made with 99.9999 %-pure boron, regardless of stoichiometry, whereas those made with 99.9 %-boron exhibited ferromagnetism within a finite range of carrier density. The possible surmise between the electronic state and magnetization will be discussed.
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Submitted 3 October, 2003;
originally announced October 2003.