Anisotropic transport and multiple topology in quasi-one-dimensional ternary telluride NbNiTe5

Topological quantum materials, which feature nontrivial band topology, have been one of the most attractive research topics in condensed-matter physics in recent decades. The low-dimensional topologically nontrivial materials are especially appealing due to the rich implications for topological physics and the potential applications in next-generation spintronic devices. Here, we report the crystal growth, anisotropic magnetotransport, Hall effect, and quantum de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations of a quasi-one-dimensional ternary telluride NbNiTe5. The pronounced dHvA oscillations under H II b reveal three major oscillation frequencies F alpha = 136.41 T, F beta = 240.34 T, and F gamma = 708.03 T and the associated light effective masses of charge carriers. From the angular dependence of dHvA oscillations, we have revealed the identified frequencies exhibit anisotropic character, all of which arise from the holelike Fermi surface sheets formed by band 1 (F alpha and F beta) and band 2 (F gamma ) by comparing with the Fermi surface calculations. First-principles calculations demonstrate that NbNiTe5 is a candidate of multiple topological material. In addition to the nonsymmorphic symmetry-protected nodal lines and band inversion (anticrossing) induced topological surface states, a ladder of topological gaps with the coexistence of strong and weak topology and a series of induced topological surface states are also identified.

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Topological quantum materials, especially those with low dimensionality, have attracted significant attention in the field of condensed-matter physics due to their rich implications for topological physics and potential applications in next-generation spintronic devices. In this study, we investigated the crystal growth, magnetotransport properties, Hall effect, and quantum de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations of a quasi-one-dimensional ternary telluride NbNiTe5. We observed pronounced dHvA oscillations with three major frequencies under a magnetic field, indicating the presence of holelike Fermi surface sheets formed by two different bands.