Evolution of magnetoresistance in the magnetic topological semimetals <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>NdS</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">b</mml:mi> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mi
Magnetic topological semimetals $\mathit{Ln}\mathrm{SbTe}$ ($\mathit{Ln}=\text{lanthanide elements}$) provide a platform to study the interplay of structure, magnetism, topology, and electron correlations. Varying Sb and Te compositions in $Ln\mathrm{S}{\mathrm{b}}_{x}\mathrm{T}{\mathrm{e}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}$ can effectively control the electronic, magnetic, and transport properties. Here, we report the evolution of transport properties with Sb and Te contents in $\mathrm{NdS}{\mathrm{b}}_{x}\mathrm{T}{\mathrm{e}}_{2\ensuremath{-}x}$, ($0<x<1$). Our work reveals nonmonotonic evolution in magnetoresistance with varying composition stoichiometry. Specifically, reducing Sb content $x$ leads to strong negative magnetoresistance up to 99.9%. Such a strong magnetoresistance, which is likely attributed to the interplay between structure, magnetism, and electronic bands, establishes this material as a promising platform for investigating topological semimetal for future device applications.
Authors
- Rabindra Basnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-3155)
- Krishna Murari Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-0353)
- Jin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-4239)
- Dinesh Upreti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3161-3156)
- Md Rafique Un Nabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5942-7901)
- Gokul Acharya
- Sumaya Rahman
- Santosh Karki Chhetri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1858-6655)
- Hugh Churchill
Institutions
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
- Morgan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/lh2y-nws6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25