Topologiacal semimetals are novel materials that exhibit many fascinating properties, and they are at the center of the spotlight in the condensed matter physics studies, as their electronic structure near the band touching point gives rise to the uni...
Topologiacal semimetals are novel materials that exhibit many fascinating properties, and they are at the center of the spotlight in the condensed matter physics studies, as their electronic structure near the band touching point gives rise to the unique quasiparticles that does not follow the Drude model of free electrons. Furthermore, their topological nature assures that such quasiparticles are robust against small perturbations, making them great platforms to test various physical behaviors of those non-conventional excitations. With that motivations, this thesis is devoted to studying the semiclassical electronic transport and electron-mediated magnetism of Dirac materials.
First, we derive the semiclassical anisotropic multi-band Boltzmann transport equation that was extensively used throughout the thesis.
Then we turn to investigating the transport properties of multi-Weyl semimetals and the few-layer black phosphorus in various phases using anisotropic multi-band Boltzmann transport equation. Multi-Weyl semimetals are topological semimetals with anisotropic band dispersion (linear on one axis; nonlinear on the other two axes) and their chiral charge is larger than one. Black phosphorus is normally a semiconductor, but recent studies have shown that its band gap can be tuned to show multiple phases (insulator phase, semi-Dirac transition point, and Dirac phase). We studied these materials using anisotropic multi-band Boltzmann transport theory and discovered their characteristic chiral charge, band dispersion, and band gap sign signature on the carrier density-dependent and the temperature-dependent conductivity calculations.
We also examine the magnetic field effect on the semiclassical transport, as the external magnetic field couples with the Berry curvature, it gives rise to the anisotropy when the system is isotropic.
Finally, we look into the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida (RKKY) interaction in three-dimensional (3D) isotropic chiral semimetals to study the power-law effect on the charge carrier spin-mediated magnetism in 3D semimetals. We calculated the transition temperature and temperature- and power-law-dependent static susceptibilities, and discovered that the magnetic ordering of dilute magnetic impurities on 3D chiral semimetals are always ferromagnetic.