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Unveiling the double-peak structure of quantum oscillations in the specific heat

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

Z. Yang
B. Fauqué
T. Nomura
T. Shitaokoshi
S. Kim
D. Chowdhury
Z. Pribulová
J. Kačmarčík
A. Pourret
G. Knebel
D. Aoki
T. Klein
D.K. Maude
C. Marcenat
Y. Kohama

Abstract

Quantum oscillation phenomenon is an essential tool to understand the electronic structure of quantum matter. Here we report a systematic study of quantum oscillations in the electronic specific heat C el in natural graphite. We show that the crossing of a single spin Landau level and the Fermi energy give rise to a double-peak structure, in striking contrast to the single peak expected from Lifshitz-Kosevich theory. Intriguingly, the double-peak structure is predicted by the kernel term for C el/T in the free electron theory. The C el/T represents a spectroscopic tuning fork of width 4.8kB T which can be tuned at will to resonance. Using a coincidence method, the double-peak structure can be used to accurately determine the Landé g-factors of quantum materials. More generally, the tuning fork can be used to reveal any peak in fermionic density of states tuned by magnetic field, such as Lifshitz transition in heavy-fermion compounds. © 2023, The Author(s).

Date Published

Journal

Nature Communications

Volume

14

Issue

1

ISBN Number

20411723 (ISSN)

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175955286&doi=10.1038%2fs41467-023-42730-4&partnerID=40&md5=b2276ad665b961a82628c68c6063a5e6

DOI

10.1038/s41467-023-42730-4

Alternate Journal

Nat. Commun.

Group (Lab)

Debanjan Chowdhury Group

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