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Lei S, Allen K, Huang J, Moya JM, Wu TC, Casas B, Zhang Y, Oh JS, Hashimoto M, Lu D, Denlinger J, Jozwiak C, Bostwick A, Rotenberg E, Balicas L, Birgeneau R, Foster MS, Yi M, Sun Y, Morosan E. Weyl nodal ring states and Landau quantization with very large magnetoresistance in square-net magnet EuGa 4. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5812. [PMID: 37726328 PMCID: PMC10509256 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40767-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Magnetic topological semimetals allow for an effective control of the topological electronic states by tuning the spin configuration. Among them, Weyl nodal line semimetals are thought to have the greatest tunability, yet they are the least studied experimentally due to the scarcity of material candidates. Here, using a combination of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and quantum oscillation measurements, together with density functional theory calculations, we identify the square-net compound EuGa4 as a magnetic Weyl nodal ring semimetal, in which the line nodes form closed rings near the Fermi level. The Weyl nodal ring states show distinct Landau quantization with clear spin splitting upon application of a magnetic field. At 2 K in a field of 14 T, the transverse magnetoresistance of EuGa4 exceeds 200,000%, which is more than two orders of magnitude larger than that of other known magnetic topological semimetals. Our theoretical model suggests that the non-saturating magnetoresistance up to 40 T arises as a consequence of the nodal ring state.
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- Shiming Lei
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Applied Physics Graduate Program, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahase, FL, 32310, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahase, FL, 32310, USA
- Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
- Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
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Martínez-Gómez D, Welk GJ, Puertollano MA, Del-Campo J, Moya JM, Marcos A, Veiga OL. Associations of physical activity with muscular fitness in adolescents. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2011; 21:310-7. [PMID: 20030783 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01036.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the associations between objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and muscular fitness (MF) in adolescents, and to determine whether only resistance training exercise is associated with the increase of MF. A sample of 211 Spanish adolescents (105 girls) wore the ActiGraph monitor for 7 days. Participants also completed a fitness evaluation including three MF tests (handgrip strength, a 60-s abdominal test and a standing broad jump), a cardiorespiratory fitness assessment and anthropometric measures. A standardized MF score was computed using the three muscular tests. Adolescent participation in resistance training was self-reported. Linear regression showed that only vigorous PA was significantly (P=0.041) and positively (β=0.133) associated with MF after adjustment by gender, age, pubertal status, BMI, and cardiorespiratory fitness. Significant differences in MF were found between youth in the lowest and upper tertiles of vigorous PA. Moreover, adolescents who were involved in resistance training had significantly higher MF scores compared with youth in low and medium tertiles of vigorous PA, but no significant differences were found when compared with non-lifters from the highest tertile of vigorous PA (P=0.356). These findings suggest that vigorous activity may be associated with indicators of MF in adolescents.
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- D Martínez-Gómez
- Immunonutrition Research Group, Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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