Substantial pressure effect on the resistivity and Curie temperature for the diluted magnetic semiconductor Sb2–xVxTe3

Autor: K. Ahilan, Ctirad Uher, Meigan Aronson, Jeffrey S. Dyck, P. Lošťák
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: physica status solidi (b). 243:1862-1866
ISSN: 1521-3951
0370-1972
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200541287
Popis: The influence of hydrostatic pressure on the electrical resistivity ρ and ferromagnetic transition temperature TC of bulk, single crystal Sb1–xVxTe3 with x = 0.03 is presented. Pressure strongly suppresses ρ at all temperatures, with an overall decrease of about 35% at 1.6 GPa. The peak in ρ , a signature of TC, moves to lower temperature with increasing pressure. An overall suppression of TC near 40% at 1.6 GPa is observed. The results are discussed within the context of a carrier-mediated ferromagnetic exchange interaction. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
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