Non-trivial Berry phase and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in single-crystal <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Ni</mml:mi> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Bi</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</
We present a comprehensive study of the electronic transport properties and first-principles calculations of ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{3}{\mathrm{Bi}}_{2}{\mathrm{Se}}_{2}$, a parkerite-structured compound, revealing its topological nodal-line semimetal behavior. Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations confirm the presence of Dirac-like fermions, supported by a nontrivial $\ensuremath{\pi}$-Berry phase, low effective mass (${m}^{*}\ensuremath{\sim}0.18\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}{m}_{e}$), and a high Fermi velocity (${v}_{\mathrm{F}}\ensuremath{\sim}2.93\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{5}\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{ms}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$). Weak-field magnetoconductivity exhibits a characteristic $\ensuremath{-}\mathrm{ln}$($B$) dependence, indicative of nodal-line features. The longitudinal resistivity fits well with the Bloch-Gruneisen-Mott model, pointing to multiple scattering mechanisms, including electron-phonon and Mott-interband. Hall effect and Boltzmann transport theory analyses suggest coexistence of electron and hole carriers. Density-functional theory calculations show a bulk band inversion between Ni-$d$ and Bi-$p$ orbitals without spin-orbit coupling, and the surface states merge into the bulk around 0.43 eV, further supporting the topologically nontrivial nature of ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{3}{\mathrm{Bi}}_{2}{\mathrm{Se}}_{2}$.
Authors
- Priyanath Mal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5995-1263)
- A. Lakhani
- P. Rambabu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1831-8685)
- Pradip Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-8630)
- Sharadnarayan Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6152-2459)
- Sanand Kumar Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1428-6877)
- Bipul Das
- G. R. Turpu
- Bheema Lingam Chittari
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IN)
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (IN)
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- UGC DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Materials
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/qjm5-dcb7
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00