Quantum oscillations in a metallic pyrochlore irridate, Bi2Ir2O7

ORAL

Abstract

We report quantum oscillations observed in single crystals of Bi2Ir2O7 using torque magnetometry in high magnetic fields up to 33T and low temperatures to 0.3K. Quantum oscillations allow to determine the extremal areas of the Fermi surface perpendicular to the magnetic field, the quasiparticle masses and also the scattering time. Our results are compared with first-principle band structure calculations that take into account the effects of the spin-orbit coupling. We find evidence both for small and large Fermi surfaces and the effective masses are unexpectedly light. The effect of the magnetic field on the electronic structure of Bi2Ir2O7 will be also discussed.

*This work was supported by EPSRC (UK) and partly by the EuroMagnet (EU contract number 228043).

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Authors

  • Amalia Coldea

    • Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, UK
    • Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK

  • Matthew Watson

    • Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, UK
    • Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK

  • Samuel Blake

    • Oxford University
    • Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, UK

  • Dharmalingam Prabhakaran

    • Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, UK
    • Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom

  • Alix McCollam

    • High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Radboud University, Nijmegen