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Dirac and Weyl semimetals host exotic quasiparticles with unconventional transport properties, such as high magnetoresistance and carrier mobility. Recent years have witnessed a huge number of newly predicted topological semimetals from existing databases; however, experimental verification often lags behind such predictions. Common reasons are synthetic difficulties or the stability of predicted phases. Here, we report the synthesis of the type-II Dirac semimetal IrInS, an air-stable compound with a new structure type. This material has two Dirac crossings in its electronic structure along the Γ direction of the Brillouin zone. We further show that IrInS has a high electron carrier mobility of ∼10 000 cm/(V s) at 1.8 K and a large, nonsaturating transverse magnetoresistance of ∼6000% at 3.34 K in a 14 T applied field. Shubnikov de-Haas oscillations reveal several small Fermi pockets and the possibility of a nontrivial Berry phase. With its facile crystal growth, novel structure type, and striking electronic structure, IrInS introduces a new material system to study topological semimetals and enable advances in the field of topological materials.
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Phys Rev Lett
August 2025
University of Seoul, Physics Department, Seoul 02504, Korea.
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Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) 41 Rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux Luxembourg
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Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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The Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy Materials and Application Technologies, University of Hunan Province; College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang 421002, China.
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Department of Physics, Graduate School, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk, 38453, Republic of Korea.
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