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  • Robust quantum oscillations...
    Barua, Sourabh; Rajeev, K.P.

    Solid state communications, December 2016, Letnik: 248
    Journal Article

    We performed angle dependent magnetoresistance study of a metallic single crystal sample of Bi2Te3. We find that the magnetoresistance is highly asymmetric in positive and negative magnetic fields for small angles between the magnetic field and the direction perpendicular to the plane of the sample. The magnetoresistance becomes symmetric as the angle approaches 90°. The quantum Shubnikov de-Haas oscillations are symmetric and show signatures of topological surface states with Dirac dispersion in the form of non-zero Berry phase. However, the angular dependence of these oscillations suggests a complex three dimensional Fermi surface as the source of these oscillations, which does not exactly conform with the six ellipsoidal model of the Fermi surface of Bi2Te3. We attribute the asymmetry in the magnetoresistance to a mixing of the Hall voltage in the longitudinal resistance due to the comparable magnitude of the Hall and longitudinal resistance in our samples. This provides a clue to understanding the asymmetric magnetoresistance often seen in this and similar materials. Moreover, the asymmetric nature evolves with exposure to atmosphere and thermal cycling, which we believe is either due to exposure to atmosphere or thermal cycling, or both affecting the carrier concentration and hence the Hall signal in these samples. However, the quantum oscillations seem to be robust against these factors which suggests that the two have different origins. •Angle dependent magnetoresistance (MR) and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations are reported in Bi2Te3.•We report non-zero Berry phase which could be a signature of topological surface states.•Angle dependence shows three dimensional nature but differs from the expected variation.•We show asymmetric MR can arise from mixing of Hall and longitudinal resistance.•Immunity of oscillations from exposure and thermal cycling indicates they have a different origin.