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arxiv: 1605.02799 · v2 · pith:7JHXO6NLnew · submitted 2016-05-09 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Klein tunneling and magnetoresistance of textit{p-n} junctions in Weyl semimetals

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-sci
keywords textitmagnetoconductancejunctionssemimetalsweyljunctionkleintunneling
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We study the zero temperature conductance and magnetoconductance of ballistic \textit{p-n} junctions in Weyl semimetals. Electron transport is mediated by Klein tunneling between \textit{n}- and \textit{p}- regions. The chiral anomaly that is realized in Weyl semimetals plays a crucial role in the magnetoconductance of the junction. With the exception of field orientations where the angle between $\mathbf{B}$ and the junction plane is small, magnetoconductance is positive and linear in $B$ at both weak and strong magnetic fields. In contrast, magnetoconductance in conventional \textit{p-n} junctions is always negative.

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