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Anisotropic Fermi Surfaces, Electrical Transport, and Two-Dimensional Fermi Liquid Behavior in Layered Ternary Boride MoAlB |
| Pan Nie1, Huakun Zuo1, Lingxiao Zhao2*, and Zengwei Zhu1* |
1Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
2Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Pan Nie, Huakun Zuo, Lingxiao Zhao et al 2022 Chin. Phys. Lett. 39 057102 |
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Abstract We report a study of fermiology, electrical anisotropy, and Fermi liquid properties in the layered ternary boride MoAlB, which could be peeled into two-dimensional (2D) metal borides (MBenes). By studying the quantum oscillations in comprehensive methods of magnetization, magnetothermoelectric power, and torque with the first-principle calculations, we reveal three types of bands in this system, including two 2D-like electronic bands and one complex three-dimensional-like hole band. Meanwhile, a large out-of-plane electrical anisotropy ($\rho_{bb}/\rho_{aa}\sim 1100$ and $\rho_{bb}/\rho_{cc}\sim 500$, at 2 K) was observed, which is similar to those of the typical anisotropic semimetals but lower than those of some semiconductors (up to $10^{5}$). After calculating the Kadowaki–Woods ratio (${\rm KWR} = A/\gamma^2$), we observed that the ratio of the in-plane $A_{a,c}/\gamma^2$ is closer to the universal trend, whereas the out-of-plane $A_{b}/\gamma^2$ severely deviates from the universality. This demonstrates a 2D Fermi liquid behavior. In addition, MoAlB cannot be unified using the modified KWR formula like other layered systems (Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ and MoOCl$_2$). This unique feature necessitates further exploration of the Fermi liquid property of this layered molybdenum compound.
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Received: 02 March 2022
Published: 29 April 2022
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71.22.+i
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(Electronic structure of liquid metals and semiconductors and their Alloys)
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71.20.Be
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(Transition metals and alloys)
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71.18.+y
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(Fermi surface: calculations and measurements; effective mass, g factor)
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