Observation of well-defined quasiparticles at a wide energy range in a quasi-two-dimensional system

  • L. L. Jia
  • , Z. H. Liu
  • , Y. P. Cai
  • , T. Qian
  • , X. P. Wang
  • , H. Miao
  • , P. Richard
  • , Y. G. Zhao
  • , Y. Li
  • , D. M. Wang
  • , J. B. He
  • , M. Shi
  • , G. F. Chen
  • , H. Ding
  • , S. C. Wang

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Abstract

We report an observation of a highly anisotropic Dirac-cone structure, and its unconventional electronic behaviors, in high quality SrMnBi2 crystal by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurement. We observed a well-defined sharp quasiparticle peak in a wide energy range, linearly dispersive, forming a highly anisotropic holelike Dirac cone (vF1/vF2∼5-6). The density of state remains linear, and the scattering rate of the quasiparticle increases linearly as a function of binding energy up to higher binding energy. The results contrast with the expectation for a two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) Fermi-liquid theory and rather suggest the existence of a two-dimensional electron gas system in this 3D material, making SrMnBi2 a potentially useful 2D-electron-gas-encapsulated material.

Original languageEnglish
Article number035133
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume90
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 25 2014
Externally publishedYes

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