Electronic structure complexity and extremely large magnetoresistance in antiferromagnetic semimetal <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>SmAgSb</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:math>
${\mathrm{SmAgSb}}_{2}$, a layered magnetic semimetal in the tetragonal $RT{\mathrm{Sb}}_{2}$ family ($R=\mathrm{Y}$, Sc, rare earth; $T$ = transition metal), is known to exhibit extremely large magnetoresistance (XMR) below its antiferromagnetic (AFM) transition temperature. In this work, we present a comprehensive investigation combining magnetotransport measurements, density functional theory calculations accounting for electron correlation, and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Our results reveal a complex electronic structure characterized by a multiband Fermi surface and intricate magnetic ground states. We demonstrate that simple two-band models, previously employed in the literature, fail to consistently describe the observed transport phenomena. Notably, we report an XMR of approximately $25\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}200%$ at 2 K under a 14 T magnetic field, significantly exceeding earlier reports for this material family and rivaling the performance of prominent nonmagnetic XMR systems. This pronounced enhancement below ${T}_{N}$ suggests that the XMR originates from a combination of multiband electron-hole compensation and enhanced magnetic scattering in this correlated AFM semimetal.
Authors
- Wei‐Guo Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-5329)
- Juntao Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4339-1027)
- Niraj Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0968-6809)
- Asish K. Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2199-1053)
- E. Vescovo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-3861)
- Sarah Paone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7489-1879)
- Qiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1230-4832)
Institutions
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/k2cc-blqv
- Primary Topic
- Rare-earth and actinide compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00