Weak antilocalization and interaction-induced localization of Dirac and Weyl Fermions in topological insulators and semimetals

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/11/117202

Abstract

Weak localization and antilocalization are quantum transport phenomena that arise from the quantum interference in disordered metals. At low temperatures, they can give distinct temperature and magnetic field dependences in conductivity, allowing the symmetry of the system to be explored. In the past few years, they have also been observed in newly emergent topological materials, including topological insulators and topological semimetals. In contrast from the conventional electrons, in these new materials the quasiparticles are described as Dirac or Weyl fermions. In this article, we review our recent efforts on the theories of weak antilocalization and interaction-induced localization for Dirac and Weyl fermions in topological insulators and topological semimetals.

Keywords: localization antilocalization topological insulator topological semimetal

Received: 19 January 2016
Revised: 28 September 2016
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PACS:	72.25.-b	(Spin polarized transport)
	75.47.-m	(Magnetotransport phenomena; materials for magnetotransport)
	78.40.Kc	(Metals, semimetals, and alloys)

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Project supported by the National Key R & D Program, China (Grant No. 2016YFA0301700), the Research Grant Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong, China (Grant No. 17303714), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574127), and the National Thousand-Young-Talents Program of China.

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Hai-Zhou Lu(卢海舟), Shun-Qing Shen(沈顺清) Weak antilocalization and interaction-induced localization of Dirac and Weyl Fermions in topological insulators and semimetals 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 117202

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