Anisotropic multiband magnetotransport in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>LaAg</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Ge</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <

${\mathrm{ThCr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Si}}_{2}$-type intermetallics are layered conductors in which crystallographic anisotropy and multiband electronic states often give rise to characteristic magnetotransport phenomena. Here we report the molecular-beam epitaxy growth of ${\mathrm{LaAg}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ge}}_{2}$ thin films on MgO(001) and their magnetotransport properties. Hall measurements are well described by an effective two-carrier model with a high-mobility minority electron coexisting with a low-mobility majority hole. The observed positive magnetoresistance of 22.5% at 9 T exceeds the prediction of the isotropic two-band Drude model by more than an order of magnitude, indicating an anisotropic multisheet Fermi-surface origin. Consistently, angle-dependent magnetoresistance exhibits a dominant twofold anisotropy and additional reproducible dip/peak features at characteristic tilt angles that are nearly independent of field and temperature. These results extend our understanding of the anisotropic electronic transport in thin-film germanides within the ${\mathrm{ThCr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Si}}_{2}$ family.

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Physical Review Materials
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2026-06-24
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https://doi.org/10.1103/81qk-48jc
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Iron-based superconductors research
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Anisotropic multiband magnetotransport in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>LaAg</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Ge</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <

Veronica Show, Mizuki Ohno, Joseph Falson, Reiley Dorrian
Physical Review Materials
Iron-based superconductors research
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Anisotropic multiband magnetotransport in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>LaAg</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>Ge</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> <

Veronica Show, Mizuki Ohno, Joseph Falson, Reiley Dorrian
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${\mathrm{ThCr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Si}}_{2}$-type intermetallics are layered conductors in which crystallographic anisotropy and multiband electronic states often give rise to characteristic magnetotransport phenomena. Here we report the molecular-beam epitaxy growth of ${\mathrm{LaAg}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ge}}_{2}$ thin films on MgO(001) and their magnetotransport properties. Hall measurements are well described by an effective two-carrier model with a high-mobility minority electron coexisting with a low-mobility majority hole. The observed positive magnetoresistance of 22.5% at 9 T exceeds the prediction of the isotropic two-band Drude model by more than an order of magnitude, indicating an anisotropic multisheet Fermi-surface origin. Consistently, angle-dependent magnetoresistance exhibits a dominant twofold anisotropy and additional reproducible dip/peak features at characteristic tilt angles that are nearly independent of field and temperature. These results extend our understanding of the anisotropic electronic transport in thin-film germanides within the ${\mathrm{ThCr}}_{2}{\mathrm{Si}}_{2}$ family.

Physical Review MaterialsVol. 10(6)
California Institute of Technology (US)
National Science Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology
Openalex Percentile: Top 17%
Iron-based superconductors research
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