Large Variation of Dirac Semimetal State in Perovskite CaIrO3 with Pressure-Tuning of Electron Correlation

The impact of electron correlation on the Dirac semimetal state is investigated for perovskite ${\text{CaIrO}}_{3}$ in terms of the magnetotransport properties under varying pressures. The reduction of electron correlation with a pressure of 1 GPa enhances the Fermi velocity as much as 40%, but it reduces the mobility by an order of magnitude by detuning the Dirac node from the Fermi energy. Moreover, the giant magnetoresistance at the quantum limit due to the one-dimensional confinement of Dirac electrons is critically suppressed under pressure. These results indicate that the electron correlation is a crucial knob for controlling the transport of a correlated Dirac semimetal.