Electronic transport and Fermi surface of Weyl semimetal WTe2: quantum oscillations and first-principles study

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Autori principali: Fominykh, B. M., Perevalova, A. N., Baidak, S. T., Lukoyanov, A. V., Naumov, S. V., Marchenkova, E. B., Marchenkov, V. V.
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author Fominykh, B. M.
Perevalova, A. N.
Baidak, S. T.
Lukoyanov, A. V.
Naumov, S. V.
Marchenkova, E. B.
Marchenkov, V. V.
author_facet Fominykh, B. M.
Perevalova, A. N.
Baidak, S. T.
Lukoyanov, A. V.
Naumov, S. V.
Marchenkova, E. B.
Marchenkov, V. V.
contents Currently, topological semimetals are being actively investigated from both theoretical and experimental perspectives due to their unique physical properties, including topologically protected states, large magnetoresistivity, and high carrier mobility, which make these materials promising for various applications in electronics. In this work, we present experimental and theoretical studies of the electronic structure and electronic transport in the Weyl semimetal $WTe_2$. Band structure of $WTe_2$ was scrutinized with DFT+U+SOC method showing the semimetallic nature and sensitivity of the structure to the value of U and to changes in the Fermi energy. Our results demonstrate that $WTe_2$ is in a near-compensated state and exhibits an almost quadratic non-saturating magnetoresistivity. It is found that $WTe_2$ violates the classical Kohler's rule, which is attributed to the coexistence of multiple scattering mechanisms and a strong temperature dependence of the current carrier concentration. Analysis of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations reveals three distinct frequencies corresponding to two electron and one hole Fermi surface pockets, which are well reproduced in Fermi surface calculations. Using the Lifshitz-Kosevich formalism, we determined the electronic structure parameters for each Fermi surface pocket. Additionally, we discuss the relationship between the g-factor and the Berry phase extracted from quantum oscillations.
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spellingShingle Electronic transport and Fermi surface of Weyl semimetal WTe2: quantum oscillations and first-principles study
Fominykh, B. M.
Perevalova, A. N.
Baidak, S. T.
Lukoyanov, A. V.
Naumov, S. V.
Marchenkova, E. B.
Marchenkov, V. V.
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Currently, topological semimetals are being actively investigated from both theoretical and experimental perspectives due to their unique physical properties, including topologically protected states, large magnetoresistivity, and high carrier mobility, which make these materials promising for various applications in electronics. In this work, we present experimental and theoretical studies of the electronic structure and electronic transport in the Weyl semimetal $WTe_2$. Band structure of $WTe_2$ was scrutinized with DFT+U+SOC method showing the semimetallic nature and sensitivity of the structure to the value of U and to changes in the Fermi energy. Our results demonstrate that $WTe_2$ is in a near-compensated state and exhibits an almost quadratic non-saturating magnetoresistivity. It is found that $WTe_2$ violates the classical Kohler's rule, which is attributed to the coexistence of multiple scattering mechanisms and a strong temperature dependence of the current carrier concentration. Analysis of the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations reveals three distinct frequencies corresponding to two electron and one hole Fermi surface pockets, which are well reproduced in Fermi surface calculations. Using the Lifshitz-Kosevich formalism, we determined the electronic structure parameters for each Fermi surface pocket. Additionally, we discuss the relationship between the g-factor and the Berry phase extracted from quantum oscillations.
title Electronic transport and Fermi surface of Weyl semimetal WTe2: quantum oscillations and first-principles study
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08419