Probing topology in thin films with quantum Sondheimer oscillations
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| author | Mangeolle, Léo Knolle, Johannes |
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| contents | Sondheimer oscillations (SO) are magnetoresistance oscillations occurring in thin films due to the commensurability between cyclotron motion and sample thickness, and are traditionally regarded as a purely semiclassical size effect. Here we develop a general quantum theory of SO for thin-film conductors in the quantum limit of a large magnetic field. We show that corrections arising from band topology modify the SO frequency, in contrast to Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations where topological information appears only in the phase. As a consequence, quantum SO provide a direct and robust probe of the full Landau level spectrum. Applying our framework to a minimal model with tunable Berry phase, we demonstrate how topology manifests itself in experimentally accessible magneto-oscillation spectra and discuss damping mechanisms including surface roughness. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing topology in thin films with quantum Sondheimer oscillations Mangeolle, Léo Knolle, Johannes Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Sondheimer oscillations (SO) are magnetoresistance oscillations occurring in thin films due to the commensurability between cyclotron motion and sample thickness, and are traditionally regarded as a purely semiclassical size effect. Here we develop a general quantum theory of SO for thin-film conductors in the quantum limit of a large magnetic field. We show that corrections arising from band topology modify the SO frequency, in contrast to Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations where topological information appears only in the phase. As a consequence, quantum SO provide a direct and robust probe of the full Landau level spectrum. Applying our framework to a minimal model with tunable Berry phase, we demonstrate how topology manifests itself in experimentally accessible magneto-oscillation spectra and discuss damping mechanisms including surface roughness. |
| title | Probing topology in thin films with quantum Sondheimer oscillations |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10141 |