AC Magnetic Susceptibility Studies of Ge_{1-x-y}Sn_{x}Mn_{y}Te Mixed Crystals

• Authors: L. Kilanski , M. Arciszewska , V. Domukhovski , W. Dobrowolski , V. Slynko , I. Slynko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We present preliminary studies of magnetic and transport properties of Ge_{1-x-y}Sn_xMn_yTe mixed crystals with 0.091 ≤ x ≤ 0.105 and 0.012 ≤ y ≤ 0.115. Qualitative analysis of our experimental results showed the appearance of a spin-glass phase at T < 50 K. The transport characterization (resistivity and Hall effect measurements) showed that the investigated samples had semimetallic p-type conductivity with relatively large carrier concentrations (p > 10^{21} cm^{-3}) and low mobilities (μ < 100 cm^2 V^{-1} s^{-1}). The dependence of transport properties on the chemical composition of the samples was observed.

Keywords

EN

72.20.Fr; 72.80.Ga; 75.40.Gb; 75.50.Lk; 75.50.Pp

Discipline

• 72.20.Fr: Low-field transport and mobility; piezoresistance
• 75.40.Gb: Dynamic properties (dynamic susceptibility, spin waves, spin diffusion, dynamic scaling, etc.)
• 72.80.Ga: Transition-metal compounds
• 75.50.Lk: Spin glasses and other random magnets
• 75.50.Pp: Magnetic semiconductors

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 114
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1145-1150

Dates

published

2008-11

received

2008-06-07

Contributors

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L. Kilanski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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M. Arciszewska

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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V. Domukhovski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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W. Dobrowolski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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V. Slynko

• Institute of Material Science Problems, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 5 Wilde Street, 274001 Chernovtsy, Ukraine

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I. Slynko

• Institute of Material Science Problems, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 5 Wilde Street, 274001 Chernovtsy, Ukraine

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.114.1145