title: Quantum transport evidence for the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal phase in Cd₃As₂.
abstract: We report the quantum transport properties of Cd₃As₂ single crystals in a magnetic field. A large linear quantum magnetoresistance is observed near room temperature. With decreasing temperature, the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations appear in both the longitudinal resistance R(xx) and the transverse Hall resistance R(xy). From the strong oscillatory component ΔR(xx), a linear dependence of the Landau index n on 1/B is obtained, and it gives an n-axis intercept between 1/2 and 5/8. This clearly reveals a nontrivial π Berry's phase, which is a distinguished feature of Dirac fermions. Our quantum transport results provide bulk evidence for the existence of a three-dimensional Dirac semimetal phase in Cd₃As₂.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Li