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      Negative magnetoresistance suppressed through topological phase transition in (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 films

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          The newly discovered topological Dirac semimetals host the possibilities of various topological phase transitions through the control of spin-orbit coupling as well as symmetries and dimensionalities. Here, we report a magnetotransport study of high-mobility (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 films, where the topological Dirac semimetal phase can be turned into a trivial insulator via chemical substitution. By high-field measurements with a Hall-bar geometry, magnetoresistance components ascribed to the chiral charge pumping have been distinguished from other extrinsic effects. The negative magnetoresistance exhibits a clear suppression upon Zn doping, reflecting decreasing Berry curvature of the band structure as the topological phase transition is induced by reducing the spin-orbit coupling.

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          Discovery of a Three-dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal, Na3Bi

          Three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac semimetals (TDSs) represent a novel state of quantum matter that can be viewed as '3D graphene'. In contrast to two-dimensional (2D) Dirac fermions in graphene or on the surface of 3D topological insulators, TDSs possess 3D Dirac fermions in the bulk. The TDS is also an important boundary state mediating numerous novel quantum states, such as topological insulators, Weyl semi-metals, Axion insulators and topological superconductors. By investigating the electronic structure of Na3Bi with angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we discovered 3D Dirac fermions with linear dispersions along all momentum directions for the first time. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the 3D Dirac fermions in Na3Bi were protected by the bulk crystal symmetry. Our results establish that Na3Bi is the first model system of 3D TDSs, which can also serve as an ideal platform for the systematic study of quantum phase transitions between rich novel topological quantum states.
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            Dirac semimetal and topological phase transitions in A3Bi (A=Na, K, Rb)

            The three-dimensional (3D) Dirac point, where two Weyl points overlap in momentum space, is usually unstable and hard to realize. Here we show, based on the first-principles calculations and effective model analysis, that crystalline \(A_3\)Bi (\(A\)=Na, K, Rb) are Dirac semimetals with bulk 3D Dirac points protected by crystal symmetry. They possess non-trivial Fermi arcs on the surfaces, and can be driven into various topologically distinct phases by explicit breaking of symmetries. Giant diamagnetism, linear quantum magnetoresistance, and quantum spin-Hall effect will be expected for such compounds.
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              Three Dimensional Dirac Semimetal and Quantum Transports in Cd3As2

              Based on the first-principles calculations, we recover the silent topological nature of Cd3As2, a well known semiconductor with high carrier mobility. We find that it is a symmetry-protected topological semimetal with a single pair of three-dimensional (3D) Dirac points in the bulk and non-trivial Fermi arcs on the surfaces. It can be driven into a topological insulator and a Weyl semi-metal state by symmetry breaking, or into a quantum spin Hall insulator with gap more than 100meV by reducing dimensionality. We propose that the 3D Dirac cones in the bulk of Cd3As2 can support sizable linear quantum magnetoresistance even up to room temperature.
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                06 June 2018
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                10.1103/PhysRevB.97.245103
                1806.02302
                a761250f-92c4-4f5f-af2e-927c48618d3d

                http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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                Physical Review B 97, 245103 (2018)
                16 pages, 6 figures
                cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.str-el

                Condensed matter,Nanophysics
                Condensed matter, Nanophysics

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