Anisotropic Fermi surface probed by the de Haas-van Alphen oscillation in proposed Dirac Semimetal TaSb${}_2$

Abstract

TaSb${}_2$ has been predicted theoretically and proposed through magnetotransport experiment to be a topological semimetal. In earlier reports, the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation has been analyzed to probe the Fermi surface, with magnetic field along a particular crystallographic axis only. By employing a sample rotator, we reveal highly anisotropic transverse magnetoresistance by rotating the magnetic field along different crystallographic directions. To probe the anisotropy in the Fermi surface, we have performed magnetization measurements and detected strong de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations for the magnetic field applied along \textbf{b} and \textbf{c} axes as well as perpendicular to \textbf{bc} plane of the crystals. Three Fermi pockets have been identified by analyzing the dHvA oscillations. Hall measurement reveals electron as the only charge carrier, i.e., all the three Fermi pockets are electron type. With the application of magnetic field along different crystal directions, the cross sectional areas of the Fermi pockets have been found significantly different. Other physical parameters, such as the effective mass of the charge carrier and Fermi velocity have also been calculated using the Lifshitz-Kosevich formula.

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