journal article·2019-04-16Open access

Fermions and bosons in nonsymmorphic PdSb2 with sixfold degeneracy

Ramakanta Chapai, Yating Jia, W. A. Shelton, Roshan Nepal, Mohammad Saghayezhian, J. F. DiTusa, E. W. Plummer, Changqing Jin, Rongying Jin

Physical Review B· Volume 99· Issue 16

Abstract

${\mathrm{PdSb}}2$ is a candidate for hosting sixfold-degenerate exotic fermions (beyond Dirac and Weyl fermions). The nontrivial band crossing protected by the nonsymmorphic symmetry plays a crucial role in physical properties. We have grown high-quality single crystals of ${\mathrm{PdSb}}2$ and characterized their physical properties under several stimuli (temperature, magnetic field, and pressure). While it is a diamagnetic Fermi-liquid metal under ambient pressure, ${\mathrm{PdSb}}2$ exhibits a large magnetoresistance with continuous increase up to 14 T, which follows Kohler's scaling law at all temperatures. This implies one-band electrical transport, although multiple bands are predicted by first-principles calculations. By applying magnetic field along the [111] direction, de Haas--van Alphen oscillations are observed with frequency of 102 T. The effective mass is nearly zero ($0.045{m}0$) with the Berry phase close to $\ensuremath{\pi}$, confirming that the band close to the $R$ point has a nontrivial character. Under quasihydrostatic pressure ($p$), evidence for superconductivity is observed in the resistivity below the critical temperature ${T}c$. The dome-shaped ${T}c$ versus $p$ is obtained with maximum ${T}_{\mathrm{c}}max\ensuremath{\sim}2.9\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$. We argue that the formation of Cooper pairs (bosons) is the consequence of the redistribution of the sixfold-degenerate fermions under pressure.
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