Weak antilocalization in a noncentrosymmetric CaAgBi single crystal

Abstract

We report on the single crystal growth and transport properties of a topological semimetal CaAgBi which crystallises in the hexagonal $ABC-$type structure with the non-centrosymmetric space group $P{6}_{3}mc$ (No. 186). The transverse magnetoresistance measurements with current in the basal plane of the hexagonal crystal structure reveal a value of about 30 % for I // [10-10] direction and about 50 % for I // [1-210] direction at 10 K in an applied magnetic field of 14 T. The magnetoresistance shows a cusp-like behavior in the low magnetic-field region, suggesting the presence of weak antilocalization effect for temperatures less than 100 K. The Hall measurements reveal that predominant charge carriers are $p$ type exhibiting a linear behavior for fields up to 14 T and can be explained based on the single band model. The magnetoconductance of CaAgBi is analysed based on the modified Hikami-Larkin-Nagaoka (HLN) model. Our first-principles calculations within a density-functional theory framework reveal that CaAgBi supports a topological Dirac semimetal state with Dirac points located on the rotational axis slightly above the Fermi level and are protected by $C_{6v}$ point-group symmetry. The Fermi surface consists of both the electron and hole pockets. However, the size of hole pockets is much larger than electron pockets suggesting the dominant $p$ type carriers in accord with our experimental results.

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