Structural and electrical transport properties of Dirac-like semimetal PdSn4 under high pressure**Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2018YFA0305700 and 2016YFA0401804), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1632275, 11574323, 11874362, 11704387, and 11804344), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, China (Grant Nos. 1908085QA18, 1708085 QA19, and 1808085MA06), the Major

Abstract

We conducted in-situ high-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction (XRD) and electrical transport measurements on Dirac-like semimetal PdSn4 in diamond anvil cells with quasi-hydrostatic pressure condition up to 44.5 GPa–52.0 GPa. The XRD data show that the ambient orthorhombic phase (Ccca) is stable with pressures to 44.5 GPa, and the lattice parameters and unit-cell volume decrease monotonously upon compression. The temperature dependence of the resistance exhibits a metallic conduction and follows a Fermi-liquid behavior below 50 K, both of which keep unchanged upon compression to 52.0 GPa. The magnetoresistance curve at 5 K maintains a linear feature in a magnetic field range of 2.5 T–7 T with increasing pressure to 20.0 GPa. Our results may provide pressure-transport constraints on the robustness of the Dirac fermions.