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Magnetotransport of single crystalline NbAs

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 نشر من قبل Nirmal Ghimire
 تاريخ النشر 2015
  مجال البحث فيزياء
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We report transport measurement in zero and applied magnetic field on a single crystal of NbAs. Transverse and longitudinal magnetoresistance in the plane of this tetragonal structure does not saturate up to 9 T. In the transverse configuration ($H parallel c$, $I perp c$) it is 230,000 % at 2 K. The Hall coefficient changes sign from hole-like at room temperature to electron-like below $sim$ 150 K. The electron carrier density and mobility calculated at 2 K based on a single band approximation are 1.8 x 10$^{19}$ cm$^{-3}$ and 3.5 x 10$^{5}$ cm$^2$/Vs, respectively. These values are similar to reported values for TaAs and NbP, and further emphasize that this class of noncentrosymmetric, transition-metal monopnictides is a promising family to explore the properties of Weyl semimetals and the consequences of their novel electronic structure.



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