Systematic study of doping dependence on linear magnetoresistance in p-PbTe

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Schneider, J. M. ^[1] ; Peres, M. L. ^[2] ; Wiedmann, S. ^[3] ; Zeitler, U. ^[3] ; Chitta, V. A. ^[1] ; Abramof, E. ^[4] ; Rappl, P. H. O. ^[4] ; de Castro, S. ^[2] ; Soares, D. A. W. ^[2] ; Mengui, U. A. ^[4] ; Oliveira, Jr., N. F. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, BR-05315970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Itajuba, Dept Fis & Quim, BR-37500903 Itajuba, MG - Brazil

^[3] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Inst Mol & Mat, High Field Magnet Lab, NL-6525 ED Nijmegen - Netherlands

^[4] Inst Nacl Pesquisas Espaciais, Lab Associado Sensores & Mat, BR-12201970 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Applied Physics Letters; v. 105, n. 16 OCT 20 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

We report on a large linear magnetoresistance effect observed in doped p-PbTe films. While undoped p-PbTe reveals a sublinear magnetoresistance, p-PbTe films doped with BaF2 exhibit a transition to a nearly perfect linear magnetoresistance behaviour that is persistent up to 30 T. The linear magnetoresistance slope Delta R/Delta B is to a good approximation, independent of temperature. This is in agreement with the theory of Quantum Linear Magnetoresistance. We also performed magnetoresistance simulations using a classical model of linear magnetoresistance. We found that this model fails to explain the experimental data. A systematic study of the doping dependence reveals that the linear magnetoresistance response has a maximum for small BaF2 doping levels and diminishes rapidly for increasing doping levels. Exploiting the huge impact of doping on the linear magnetoresistance signal could lead to new classes of devices with giant magnetoresistance behavior. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/52628-5 - The electronic properties of graphite and graphene.
• Grantee: Johannes Martin Schneider
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral