Interlayer quantum transport in Dirac semimetal BaGa${}_2$

Abstract

Quantum limit is quite easy to achieve once the band crossing exists exactly at the Fermi level ($E_F$) in topological semimetals. In multilayered Dirac fermion system, the density of Dirac fermions on the zeroth Landau levels (LLs) increases in proportion to the magnetic field, resulting in intriguing angle- and field-dependent interlayer tunneling conductivity near the quantum limit. BaGa${}_2$ is an example of multilayered Dirac semimetal with anisotropic Dirac cone close to $E_F$, providing a good platform to study its interlayer transport properties. In this paper, we report the negative interlayer magnetoresistance (NIMR, I//c and B//c) induced by the tunneling of Dirac fermions on the zeroth LLs of neighbouring Ga layers in BaGa${}_2$. When the field deviates from the c-axis, the interlayer resistivity ${\rho }_{zz}(\theta )$ increases and finally results in a peak with the field perpendicular to the c-axis. These unusual interlayer transport properties (NIMR and resistivity peak with B$\perp$c) are observed together for the first time in Dirac semimetal under ambient pressure and are well explained by the model of tunneling between Dirac fermions in the quantum limit.

arXiv comment12 pages, 8 figures, with supplementary materials

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