Quantum oscillations of the quasiparticle lifetime in a metal

Nico Huber, Valentin Leeb, Andreas Bauer, Georg Benka, Johannes Knolle (), Christian Pfleiderer () and Marc A. Wilde ()
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Nico Huber: Technical University of Munich
Valentin Leeb: Technical University of Munich
Andreas Bauer: Technical University of Munich
Georg Benka: Technical University of Munich
Johannes Knolle: Technical University of Munich
Christian Pfleiderer: Technical University of Munich
Marc A. Wilde: Technical University of Munich

Nature, 2023, vol. 621, issue 7978, 276-281

Abstract: Abstract Following nearly a century of research, it remains a puzzle that the low-lying excitations of metals are remarkably well explained by effective single-particle theories of non-interacting bands1–4. The abundance of interactions in real materials raises the question of direct spectroscopic signatures of phenomena beyond effective single-particle, single-band behaviour. Here we report the identification of quantum oscillations (QOs) in the three-dimensional topological semimetal CoSi, which defy the standard description in two fundamental aspects. First, the oscillation frequency corresponds to the difference of semiclassical quasiparticle (QP) orbits of two bands, which are forbidden as half of the trajectory would oppose the Lorentz force. Second, the oscillations exist up to above 50 K, in strong contrast to all other oscillatory components, which vanish below a few kelvin. Our findings are in excellent agreement with generic model calculations of QOs of the QP lifetime (QPL). Because the only precondition for their existence is a nonlinear coupling of at least two electronic orbits, for example, owing to QP scattering on defects or collective excitations, such QOs of the QPL are generic for any metal featuring Landau quantization with several orbits. They are consistent with certain frequencies in topological semimetals5–9, unconventional superconductors10,11, rare-earth compounds12–14 and Rashba systems15, and permit to identify and gauge correlation phenomena, for example, in two-dimensional materials16,17 and multiband metals18.

Date: 2023
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