Klein tunneling and magnetoresistance of \textit{p-n} junctions in Weyl semimetals
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Abstract
We study the zero temperature conductance and magnetoconductance of ballistic \textit{p-n} junctions in Weyl semimetals. Electron transport is mediated by Klein tunneling between \textit{n}- and \textit{p}- regions. The chiral anomaly that is realized in Weyl semimetals plays a crucial role in the magnetoconductance of the junction. With the exception of field orientations where the angle between $\mathbf{B}$ and the junction plane is small, magnetoconductance is positive and linear in $B$ at both weak and strong magnetic fields. In contrast, magnetoconductance in conventional \textit{p-n} junctions is always negative.
*The work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences under award number DE-FG02-07ER46452.
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