Tuning of anomalous magnetotransport properties in half-Heusler topological semimetal GdPtBi

Abstract

Half-Heusler compounds from the $RE$PtBi family exemplify Weyl semimetals in which external magnetic field induce Weyl nodes. These materials exceptionally host topologically non-trivial states near the Fermi level and their manifestation can be clearly seen in the magnetotransport properties. In this study, we tune the Fermi level of the archetypal half-Heusler Weyl semimetal GdPtBi through high-energy electron irradiation, moving it away from the Weyl nodes to investigate the resilience of the contribution of topologically non-trivial states to magnetotransport properties. Remarkably, we observe that the negative longitudinal magnetoresistance, which is a definitive indicator of the chiral magnetic anomaly occurring in topological semimetals, persists even when the Fermi level is shifted by 100\,meV from its original position in the pristine sample. Additionally, the anomalous Hall effect shows complex variations as the Fermi level is altered, attributed to the energy-dependent nature of the Berry curvature, which arises from avoided band crossing. Our findings show the robust influence of Weyl nodes on the magneto-transport properties of GdPtBi, irrespective of the Fermi level position, a behaviour likely applicable to many half-Heusler Weyl semimetals.

arXiv comment21 pages, 7 figures, Supplementary Material has 5 pages and 4 figures

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