Intrinsic diamagnetism in the Weyl semimetal TaAs
arXiv:1510.08497 · doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.01.100
Abstract
We investigate the magnetic properties of TaAs, a prototype Weyl semimetal. TaAs crystals show weak diamagnetism with magnetic susceptibility of about -7 * 10^{-7} emu/(g*Oe) at 5 K. A general feature is the appearance of a minimum at around 185 K in magnetization measurements as a function of temperature. No phase transition is observed in the temperature range between 5 K and 400 K. The magnetic properties indicate that the intrinsic Fermi level in TaAs is not located at the Weyl nodes, in agreement with the theory prediction.
12 pages, 4 figures