title: Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 nanowires.
abstract: Three-dimensional Dirac semimetals, three-dimensional analogues of graphene, are unusual quantum materials with massless Dirac fermions, which can be further converted to Weyl fermions by breaking time reversal or inversion symmetry. Topological surface states with Fermi arcs are predicted on the surface and have been observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments. Although the exotic transport properties of the bulk Dirac cones have been demonstrated, it is still a challenge to reveal the surface states via transport measurements due to the highly conductive bulk states. Here, we show Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in individual single-crystal Cd3As2 nanowires with low carrier concentration and large surface-to-volume ratio, providing transport evidence of the surface state in three-dimensional Dirac semimetals. Moreover, the quantum transport can be modulated by tuning the Fermi level using a gate voltage, enabling a deeper understanding of the rich physics residing in Dirac semimetals.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Li-Xian
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Cai-Zhen
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, China.|Institute of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, China.
authors.forename: Da-Peng
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.|Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-9626
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Liao