Landau quantization and quasiparticle interference in the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal Cd3 As2

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 851-856

  Jeon, Sangjun ^a   Zhou, Brian B ^a   Gyenis, Andras ^a   Feldman, Benjamin E ^a   Kimchi, Itamar ^b   Potter, Andrew C ^b   Gibson, Quinn D ^a   Cava, Robert J ^a   Vishwanath, Ashvin ^b   Yazdani, Ali ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BANDS; DISPERSIONS; METALLOIDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

CONDENSED MATTER SYSTEM; CRYSTALLINE SYMMETRY; FERMIONIC EXCITATIONS; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; LANDAU QUANTIZATION; LOW-ENERGY EXCITATIONS; MASSLESS DIRAC FERMIONS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 84906779465     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4023     Document Type: Article

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