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Probing the Fermi surface with quantum oscillation measurements in the Dirac semimetal TaNiTe5

Maximilian Daschner1,2,*, Bruno Gudac3, Mario Novak3, Cheng Liu1, F. Malte Grosche1, and Ivan Kokanović1,3,†

  • *Contact author: maximilian.daschner@lmu.de
  • †Contact author: kivan@phy.hr
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Phys. Rev. B 112, 195137 – Published 26 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/ythr-l17b

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We report a detailed investigation of the Fermi surface in the layered Dirac semimetal TaNiTe5. We probed the magnetization, magnetic torque, and magnetoresistance in high-quality single crystals. Pronounced Shubnikov–de Haas and de Haas–van Alphen oscillations are observed in magnetic fields above 3T and at temperatures of up to 22K. Multiple fundamental frequencies and light effective quasiparticle masses are obtained by fast Fourier transformation (FFT) and Lifshitz-Kosevich formula fits. The high resolution of the low-temperature FFT spectra allows us to investigate individual peaks in detail for the magnetic fields applied along all three crystallographic axes and the planes in between. Our investigation can confirm the density functional theory calculated band structure and its corresponding Fermi surface.

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Phys. Rev. B 112, 195137– Published 26 November, 2025
  • Received 24 March 2024
  • Revised 22 October 2025
  • Accepted 7 November 2025
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