Quantum oscillations and high carrier mobility in the delafossite PdCoO2

Clifford William Hicks; Alexandra Sarah Gibbs; Andrew Mackenzie; Hiroshi Takatsu; Yoshiteru Maeno; Edward Alexander Yelland

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.116401

Quantum oscillations and high carrier mobility in the delafossite PdCoO₂

Clifford William Hicks, Alexandra Sarah Gibbs, Andrew Mackenzie, Hiroshi Takatsu, Yoshiteru Maeno, Edward Alexander Yelland

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We present de Haas-van Alphen and resistivity data on single crystals of the delafossite PdCoO₂. At 295 K we measure an in-plane resistivity of 2.6 μΩcm, making PdCoO₂ the most conductive oxide known. The low-temperature in-plane resistivity has an activated rather than the usual T⁵ temperature dependence, suggesting a gapping of effective scattering that is consistent with phonon drag. Below 10 K, the transport mean free path is ∼20 μm, approximately 10⁵ lattice spacings and an astoundingly high value for flux-grown crystals. We discuss the origin of these properties in light of our data.

Original language	English
Article number	116401
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	11
Early online date	23 Jul 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.116401
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012

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Quantum oscillations and high carrier mobility in the delafossite PdCoO₂

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