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Anisotropy and size effects in Bi1-xSbx semiconductor wires in a magnetic field

Authors :
Nikolaeva Albina
Konopko Leonid
Huber Tito
Popov Ivan
Bodyul P.
Para Gheorghe
Source :
Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 113-122 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
D.Ghitu Institute of Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnologies, 2021.

Abstract

The electron transport and longitudinal and transverse magnetoresistance (MR) of glass-insulated Bi0.92Sb0.08 single-crystal wires with diameters of 180 nm to 2.2 μm and the (1011) orientation along the wire axis have been studied. The wires have been prepared by liquid-phase casting. It has been first found that the energy gap ΔE increases by a factor of 4 with a decrease in wire diameter d due to the manifestation of the quantum size effect, which can occur under conditions of a linear energy–momentum dispersion law characteristic of both the gapless state and the surface states in topological insulators (TIs). It has been revealed that, in strong magnetic fields at low temperatures, a semiconductor–semimetal transition occurs, which is evident as an anomalous decrease in the transverse MR anisotropy and the appearance of a metallic temperature dependence of resistance at T < 100 K. It has been found that the effect of negative MR, the appearance of an anomalous maximum in the longitudinal MR, and the dependence of Hmax ~ d-1 at 4.2 K is a manifestation of the classical MacDonald–Chambers size effect. The calculated value of the component of the Fermi momentum perpendicular to the magnetic induction vector H is 2 times higher than the value for pure bismuth wires. The features of the manifestation of the quantum size effect in Bi0.92Sb0.08 wires, semiconductor–semimetal electronic transitions induced by a magnetic field, and a decrease in the transverse MR anisotropy indicate the occurrence of new effects in low-dimensional structures based on semiconductor wire TIs, which require new scientific approaches and applications.A fost studiat transportul de electroni și magnetoresistența longitudinală și transversală (MR) a firelor monocristaline de Bi0.9Sb0.08 în înveliș de sticlă cu diametre de la 180 nm până la 2,2 μm și orientarea (1011) de-a lungul axei firului. Firele au fost obtinute prin turnarea din faza lichidă. Pentru prima dată s-a constatat că gap-ul energetic ΔE crește de 4 ori cu micșorarea diametrului firului d, datorită manifestării efectelor cuantice dimensionale, care pot apărea în condițiile unei legi de dispersie energie-impuls liniare, care este caracteristică atât pentru o stare fără gap, cât și pentru stările de suprafață în izolatorii topologici (TIs). S-a observat că, în câmpurile magnetice puternice la temperaturi scăzute, se produce o tranziție semiconductor-semimetal, care se manifestă printr-o scădere anormală a anizotropiei magnetoresistenței transversale și apariția unei dependențe metalice de temperatură a rezistenței la T

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25376365 and 1810648X
Volume :
20
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Moldavian Journal of the Physical Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0aff8716f02f48b5be345818d8e736f1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.53081/mjps.2021.20-2.01