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Super-geometric electron focusing on the hexagonal Fermi surface of PdCoO2

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  • Maja D. Bachmann

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    University of St Andrews)

  • Aaron L. Sharpe

    (Stanford University
    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Arthur W. Barnard

    (Stanford University)

  • Carsten Putzke

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne)

  • Markus König

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids)

  • Seunghyun Khim

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids)

  • David Goldhaber-Gordon

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Stanford University)

  • Andrew P. Mackenzie

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    University of St Andrews)

  • Philip J. W. Moll

    (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne)

Abstract

Geometric electron optics may be implemented in solids when electron transport is ballistic on the length scale of a device. Currently, this is realized mainly in 2D materials characterized by circular Fermi surfaces. Here we demonstrate that the nearly perfectly hexagonal Fermi surface of PdCoO2 gives rise to highly directional ballistic transport. We probe this directional ballistic regime in a single crystal of PdCoO2 by use of focused ion beam (FIB) micro-machining, defining crystalline ballistic circuits with features as small as 250 nm. The peculiar hexagonal Fermi surface naturally leads to enhanced electron self-focusing effects in a magnetic field compared to circular Fermi surfaces. This super-geometric focusing can be quantitatively predicted for arbitrary device geometry, based on the hexagonal cyclotron orbits appearing in this material. These results suggest a novel class of ballistic electronic devices exploiting the unique transport characteristics of strongly faceted Fermi surfaces.

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  • Maja D. Bachmann & Aaron L. Sharpe & Arthur W. Barnard & Carsten Putzke & Markus König & Seunghyun Khim & David Goldhaber-Gordon & Andrew P. Mackenzie & Philip J. W. Moll, 2019. "Super-geometric electron focusing on the hexagonal Fermi surface of PdCoO2," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-13020-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13020-9
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    1. Yi Zhang & Fred Tutt & Guy N. Evans & Prachi Sharma & Greg Haugstad & Ben Kaiser & Justin Ramberger & Samuel Bayliff & Yu Tao & Mike Manno & Javier Garcia-Barriocanal & Vipul Chaturvedi & Rafael M. Fe, 2024. "Crystal-chemical origins of the ultrahigh conductivity of metallic delafossites," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.

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