Weak anti-localization and spin-momentum locking in topological insulator Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$

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Main Authors: Mishra, Prabuddha Kant, Ash, Soumen, Ganguli, Ashok Kumar
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Published: 2024
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author Mishra, Prabuddha Kant
Ash, Soumen
Ganguli, Ashok Kumar
author_facet Mishra, Prabuddha Kant
Ash, Soumen
Ganguli, Ashok Kumar
contents We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and investigation of electrical transport, magnetic and specific heat properties of bulk semiconducting layered material Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$. Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$ crystallizes in the centrosymmetric orthorhombic structure with space group Pnma. Temperature-dependent resistivity shows a transition from semiconducting to metallic nature below 7 K. Low-temperature magnetotransport studies show large magnetoresistance with the signature of weak anti-localization (WAL) effect. The magnetoconductivity data has been used to explore the origin of the WAL effect, extract relevant parameters, and study their variation with temperature. The presence of significant electron-phonon interaction is evident from the MR vs. B/R plot (Kohler's plot). Isothermal field-dependent magnetization studies show Berry paramagnetism as the signature for spin-orbit coupling-induced spin-momentum locking. Observation of WAL effect and spin-momentum locking phenomenon demonstrate Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$ as a promising low dimensional material for quantum spin Hall insulator-based applications.
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spellingShingle Weak anti-localization and spin-momentum locking in topological insulator Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$
Mishra, Prabuddha Kant
Ash, Soumen
Ganguli, Ashok Kumar
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and investigation of electrical transport, magnetic and specific heat properties of bulk semiconducting layered material Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$. Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$ crystallizes in the centrosymmetric orthorhombic structure with space group Pnma. Temperature-dependent resistivity shows a transition from semiconducting to metallic nature below 7 K. Low-temperature magnetotransport studies show large magnetoresistance with the signature of weak anti-localization (WAL) effect. The magnetoconductivity data has been used to explore the origin of the WAL effect, extract relevant parameters, and study their variation with temperature. The presence of significant electron-phonon interaction is evident from the MR vs. B/R plot (Kohler's plot). Isothermal field-dependent magnetization studies show Berry paramagnetism as the signature for spin-orbit coupling-induced spin-momentum locking. Observation of WAL effect and spin-momentum locking phenomenon demonstrate Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$ as a promising low dimensional material for quantum spin Hall insulator-based applications.
title Weak anti-localization and spin-momentum locking in topological insulator Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.07864