AC Calorimetric study of magneto-quantum oscillations in anisotropic multiband V2Ga5 superconductor
Unlike de Haas–van Alphen measurements, heat-capacity magneto-quantum oscillations (MQOs) directly probe the oscillatory bulk quasiparticle density of states. Here, we report the observation of MQOs in V2Ga5 single crystals studied via highly sensitive ac calorimetry. The strongest MQO signal is observed for a magnetic field applied along the vanadium chains, in excellent agreement with de Haas–van Alphen magnetization data. A single dominant frequency of 126.6 T resolved by fast Fourier transform confirms the true bulk origin of the elliptical γ Fermi surface pocket located near the Z point of the Brillouin zone. The angular dependence of the fast Fourier transform frequency closely tracks the anisotropy of the γ pocket, as supported by first-principles calculations. Analysis of the temperature- and field-dependent MQO amplitudes allows for the precise determination of the effective cyclotron mass, Dingle temperature, quantum relaxation time, carrier mobility, and electron mean free path. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the net Berry flux is invariant with respect to the magnetic field orientation, a consequence of a conserved hybridization phase twist within the γ pocket. These findings establish ac calorimetry as a powerful macroscopic probe of topological orbital hybridization in complex intermetallics.
Authors
- Jozef Haniš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-3932)
- Tomáš Samuely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5618-6965)
- S. Gabáni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6236-3427)
- Jozef Kačmarčík (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-1679)
- P. Samuely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0370-4682)
- Tomasz Klimczuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-4631)
- Szymon Królak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5463-2335)
- Martin Gmitra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-3028)
- Michał J. Winiarski
- Yevhen Petrenko
Institutions
- Gdańsk University of Technology (PL)
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Experimental Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- B. Verkin Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Low Temperature Physics
- Published
- 2026-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/10.0046911
- Primary Topic
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Slovenská Akadémia Vied
- Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
- Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV