Two-dimensional semimetal in HgTe quantum well under hydrostatic pressure

Abstract

We report results of systematic measurements of charge transport properties of the 20.5nm wide HgTe-based quantum well in perpendicular magnetic field, performed under hydrostatic pressures up to 15.1 kbar. At ambient pressure transport is well described by the two-band semiclassical model.In contrast, at elevated pressure, we observed non-monotonic pressure dependence of resistivity at CNP. For pressures lower than $\approx 9$ kbar, resistivity grows with pressure, in accord with expectations from the band structure calculations and the model incorporating effects of disorder on transport in 2D semimetals with indirect band overlap. For higher pressures, the resistivity saturates and starts decreasing upon further increase of pressure. Above $\approx 14$ kbar the resistance and hopping transport character sharply change, which may indicate formation of the excitonic insulator state. The data also reveals strong influence of disorder on transport in 2D electron-hole system with a small band overlap.

arXiv comment11 pages, 13 figures

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