Yun Suk Eo

Magnetotransport measurements of the surface states of samarium hexaboride using Corbino structures

Utilizing Corbino disc structures, we have examined the magnetic field response of resistivity for the surface states of SmB6 on different crystalline surfaces at low temperatures. Our results reveal a hysteretic behavior whose magnitude depends on the magnetic field sweep rate and temperature. Although this feature becomes smaller when the field sweep is slower, a complete elimination or saturation is not observed in our slowest sweep-rate measurements, which is much slower than a typical magnetotransport trace. These observations cannot be explained by quantum interference corrections such as weak anti-localization. Instead, they are consistent with behaviors of glassy surface magnetic ordering, whose magnetic origin is most likely from samarium oxide (Sm2O3) forming on the surface during exposure to ambient conditions.The recent conjecture of a topologically protected surface state in

Evidence of electronic cloaking from chiral electron transport in bilayer graphene nanostructures

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Influence of helical spin structure on the magnetoresistance of an ideal topological insulator

and the verification of robust surface conduction below 4 K have prompted a large effort to understand surface states. Conventional Hall transport measurements allow current to flow on all surfaces of a topological insulator, so such measurements are influenced by contributions from multiple surfaces of varying transport character. Instead, we study magnetotransport of

Understanding low-temperature bulk transport in samarium hexaboride without relying on in-gap bulk states

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Reduction of the low-temperature bulk gap in samarium hexaboride under high magnetic fields

using a Corbino geometry, which can directly measure the conductivity of a single, independent surface. Both (011) and (001) crystal surfaces show a strong negative magnetoresistance at all magnetic field angles measured. The (011) surface has a carrier mobility of

Hysteretic Magnetotransport in SmB6 at Low Magnetic Fields

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High Field Magnetoresistance Measurements on the Surface States of Samarium Hexaboride using Corbino Structures

with a carrier density of

Conduction through subsurface cracks in bulk topological insulators

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Robustness of the Insulating Bulk in the Topological Kondo Insulator SmB

, which are significantly lower than indicated by Hall transport studies. This mobility value can explain the failure so far to observe Shubnikov--de Haas oscillations. Analysis of the angle dependence of conductivity on the (011) surface suggests a combination of a field-dependent enhancement of the carrier density and a suppression of Kondo scattering from native oxide layer magnetic moments as the likely origin of the negative magnetoresistance. Our results also reveal a hysteretic behavior whose magnitude depends on the magnetic field sweep rate and temperature. Although this feature becomes smaller when the field sweep is slower, it does not disappear or saturate during our slowest sweep-rate measurements, which is much slower than a typical magnetotransport trace. These observations cannot be explained by quantum interference corrections such as weak antilocalization but are more likely due to an extrinsic magnetic effect such as the magnetocaloric effect or glassy ordering.

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The coupling of charge carrier motion and pseudospin via chirality for massless Dirac fermions in monolayer graphene has generated dramatic consequences, such as the unusual quantum Hall effect and Klein tunneling. In bilayer graphene, charge carriers are massive Dirac fermions with a finite density of states at zero energy. Because of their non-relativistic nature, massive Dirac fermions can provide an even better test bed with which to clarify the importance of chirality in transport measurement than massless Dirac fermions in monolayer graphene. Here, we report an electronic cloaking effect as a manifestation of chirality by probing phase coherent transport in chemical-vapor-deposited bilayer graphene. Conductance oscillations with different periodicities were observed on extremely narrow bilayer graphene heterojunctions through electrostatic gating. Using a Fourier analysis technique, we identified the origin of each individual interference pattern. Importantly, the electron waves on the two sides of the potential barrier can be coupled through the evanescent waves inside the barrier, making the confined states underneath the barrier invisible to electrons. These findings provide direct evidence for the electronic cloaking effect and hold promise for the realization of pseudospintronics based on bilayer graphene.