Universal properties of linear magnetoresistance in strongly disordered MnAs-GaAs composite semiconductors
| Autor: | Steven Bennett, H. G. Johnson, Radhika Barua, Don Heiman, Laura H. Lewis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Electron mobility
Range (particle radiation) Colossal magnetoresistance Materials science Condensed matter physics Magnetoresistance business.industry Composite number Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect Condensed Matter Physics Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Magnetic field Condensed Matter::Materials Science Semiconductor Hall effect business |
| Zdroj: | Physical Review B. 82 |
| ISSN: | 1550-235X 1098-0121 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physrevb.82.085202 |
| Popis: | Linear magnetoresistance occurs in semiconductors as a consequence of strong electrical disorder and is characterized by nonsaturating magnetoresistance that is proportional to the applied magnetic field. By investigating a disordered MnAs-GaAs composite material, it is found that the magnitude of the linear magnetoresistance (LMR) is numerically equal to the carrier mobility over a wide range and is independent of carrier density. This behavior is complementary to the Hall effect that is independent of the mobility and dependent on the carrier density. Moreover, the LMR appears to be insensitive to the details of the disorder and points to a universal explanation of classical LMR that can be applied to other material systems. |
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