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Conductance oscillation in surface junctions of Weyl semimetals

Authors :
Chen, Xi-Rong
Chen, Guangze
Zheng, Yue
Chen, Wei
Xing, D. Y.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Fermi arc surface states, the manifestation of the bulk-edge correspondence in Weyl semimetals, have attracted much research interest. In contrast to the conventional Fermi loop, the disconnected Fermi arcs provide an exotic 2D system for exploration of novel physical effects on the surface of Weyl semimetals. Here, we propose that visible conductance oscillation can be achieved in the planar junctions fabricated on the surface of Weyl semimetal with a pair of Fermi arcs. It is shown that Fabry-P\'{e}rot-type interference inside the 2D junction can generate conductance oscillation with its visibility strongly relying on the shape of the Fermi arcs and their orientation relative to the strip electrodes, the latter clearly revealing the anisotropy of the Fermi arcs. Moreover, we show that the visibility of the oscillating pattern can be significantly enhanced by a magnetic field perpendicular to the surface taking advantage of the bulk-surface connected Weyl orbits. Our work offers an effective way for the identification of Fermi arc surface states through transport measurement and predicts the surface of Weyl semimetal as a novel platform for the implementation of 2D conductance oscillation.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2109.00682
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.205412