Charge density wave transport in NbSe<Subscript>3</Subscript> at low temperatures under high magnetic field

Charge density wave (CDW) depinning and sliding regimes have been studied in NbSe₃ at low temperatures down to 1.5 K under magnetic field of 19 T oriented along the c-axis. We found that the threshold field for CDW depinning becomes temperature independent below T ₀ ≈ 15 K. Also CDW current to frequency ratio characterizing CDW sliding regime increases by factor 1.7 below this temperature. The results are discussed as a crossover from thermal fluctuation to tunneling CDW depinning at T < T ₀. Besides, we found that CDW sliding strongly suppresses the amplitude of Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations of magnetoresistance.     

Magnetoresistive effect in RCu<Subscript>3</Subscript>Mn<Subscript>4</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> perovskite-like oxides

The electrical properties of and the magnetoresistive effect in RCu₃Mn₄O₁₂ (R=rare-earth ion or Th) are studied. In all compounds of this series, the magnetoresistive effect amounts to 20% at liquid nitrogen temperature in the presence of a field of 0.9 T. An increase in the magnetoresistance with decreasing temperature and a high sensitivity to weak magnetic fields at low temperatures point to the intergranular nature of the effect. The magnetoresistance shows a peak in the vicinity of the Curie temperature T_C. Based on the dependences of the magnetoresistance on an external magnetic field, it is assumed that the magnetoresistance peak near T_C is related to the charge carrier scattering by magnetic inhomogeneities as in substituted orthomanganites. We believe that the magnetoresistance value near the magnetic ordering temperature depends on the synthesis conditions and the effect of the intergranular spacer on the transport properties of these compounds.     

Angular studies of the magnetoresistance in the density wave state of the quasi-two-dimensional purple bronze KMo<Subscript>6</Subscript>O<Subscript>17</Subscript>

The purple molybdenum bronze KMo₆O₁₇ is a quasi-two-dimensional compound which shows a Peierls transition towards a commensurate metallic charge density wave (CDW) state. High magnetic field measurements have revealed several transitions at low temperature and have provided an unusual phase diagram “temperature-magnetic field”. Angular studies of the interlayer magnetoresistance are now reported. The results suggest that the orbital coupling of the magnetic field to the CDW is the most likely mechanism for the field induced transitions. The angular dependence of the magnetoresistance is discussed on the basis of a warped quasi-cylindrical Fermi surface and provides information on the geometry of the Fermi surface in the low temperature density wave state.     

Magnetorefractive effect in La<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>Ca<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> in the infrared spectral range

The reflection and magnetic reflection spectra, magnetic resistance, electrical properties, and equatorial Kerr effect in La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ crystals have been complexly investigated. The measurements have been performed in wide temperature and spectral ranges in magnetic fields up to 3.5 kOe. It has been found that magnetic reflection is a high-frequency response in the infrared spectral range to the colossal magnetore-sistance near the Curie temperature. Correlation between the field and temperature dependences of the magnetic reflection and colossal magnetoresistance has been revealed. The previously developed theory of the magnetorefractive effect for metallic systems makes it possible to explain the experimental data at the qualitative level. Both demerits of the theory of the magnetorefractive effect in application to the magnets and possible additional mechanisms responsible for the magnetic reflection are discussed.     

Giant positive magnetoresistance in heterostructure (La<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript>) coated with YBa<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript> composites

(La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃) _x /(YBa₂Cu₃O₇) _y composites were prepared by mixing La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ powders and the sol–gel-derived YBa₂Cu₃O₇ matrix, followed by high-temperature calcinations. Their structural, magnetic properties and magnetoresistance effect have been investigated systematically. A giant positive magnetoresistance (PMR) at low magnetic field is observed at low temperatures. In the case of (La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃)₁/(YBa₂Cu₃O₇)₉ composite, the PMR achieves 260% under a magnetic field of 5800 Oe. However, the PMR value sharply decreases with increasing temperature and no magnetoresistance effects are found above metal-insulator transition temperature. The enhancement of spin-dependent scattering at the grain boundaries should be responsible for the observed PMR. In addition, the temperature dependence of resistance under magnetic field could be explained by the competition between diamagnetism and paramagnetism in YBCO phase. At low temperature, the diamagnetism is predominant over paramagnetism and the interface scattering between LSMO grains is enhanced correspondingly. As a result, the low-temperature resistance increases and large PMR appears.     

Galvanomagnetic properties of atomically disordered Sr<Subscript>2</Subscript>RuO<Subscript>4</Subscript> single crystals

The effect of neutron-bombardment-induced atomic disorder on the galvanomagnetic properties of Sr₂RuO₄ single crystals has been experimentally studied in a broad range of temperatures (1.7–380 K) and magnetic fields (up to 13.6 T). The disorder leads to the appearance of negative temperature coefficients for both the in-plane electric resistivity (ρ_a) and that along the c axis (ρ_c), as well as the negative magnetoresistance Δρ, which is strongly anisotropic to the magnetic field orientation (H ∥ a and H ∥ c), with the easy magnetization direction along the c axis and a weak dependence on the probing current direction in the low-temperature region. The experimental ρ_a(T) and ρ_c(T) curves obtained for the initial and radiation-disordered samples can be described within the framework of a theoretical model with two conductivity channels. The first channel corresponds to the charge carriers with increased effective masses (～10m _e , where m _e is the electron mass) and predominantly electron-electron scattering, which leads to the quadratic temperature dependences of ρ_a and ρ_c. The second channel corresponds to the charge carriers with lower effective masses exhibiting magnetic scattering at low temperatures, which leads to the temperature dependence of the ρ_{a, c}(T) ∝ 1/T type.     

Giant magnetoresistance of granular microwires: Spin-dependent scattering in integranular spacers

The anomalous behavior of magnetoresistance has been revealed in a number of granular microwires. In contrast to the giant magnetoresistance of granular alloys, which is associated with the spin-dependent scattering in the bulk of grains and at their surface, is linear in the square of the magnetization, and decreases with an increase in temperature, the magnetoresistance, for example, in Co₁₀Cu₉₀ microwires is negative, increases with an increase in temperature below the Curie temperature, and does not reach saturation in the field dependence in the high-field range. A simple mechanism of negative giant magnetoresistance due to scattering of spin-polarized charge carriers by impurity magnetic moments localized in the nonmagnetic intergranular spacers has been proposed taking into account that a considerable part of magnetic ions in microwires exhibiting this behavior is dissolved in the intergranular spacers. It has been shown that the corresponding contribution to magnetoresistance can reach 10–20%.     

Influence of annealing at temperatures above the solidus temperature on the structure and galvanomagnetic properties of Bi<Subscript>92</Subscript>Sb<Subscript>8</Subscript> solid-solution thin films

The influence of the annealing temperature from the interval between the solidus and liquidus temperatures of Bi₉₂Sb₈ solid solution on its structure and galvanomagnetic and thermoelectric properties has been studied. It has been shown that films of bismuth–antimony solid solution grown by thermal evaporation in a vacuum will have a large-grained structure after annealing at temperatures higher than the solidus temperature of the solid solution. It has been found that these films offer the lowest resistivity, the highest relative magnetoresistance, and the highest mobility of charge carriers. As the annealing temperature approaches the liquidus temperature, the probability that a dendritic structure will form and antimony-enriched regions will appear grows. This causes an increase in the charge carrier concentration and a decrease in the resistivity with a decrease in the relative magnetoresistance and charge carrier mobility.     

Positive magnetoresistance of La<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript>/C Composites at room temperature

Two-phase composites xLa_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/(100–x)C (x = 5–85 mass %) have been synthesized. The magnetoresistive properties of these materials in magnetic fields from 0 to 15 kOe have been investigated. It has been shown that, at room temperature, the positive isotropic magnetoresistance for samples with x = 50–60 mass % reaches 15%.     

Hall effect and negative magnetoresistance in thin crystals of NbSe<Subscript>3</Subscript>

We have measured the Hall effect and the transverse magnetoresistance in NbSe₃ single crystals. In the liquid helium temperature range we observed an absolute negative magnetoresistance (NMR) — the value of the resistance under magnetic field being much lower than that at zero field — in NbSe₃ single crystals with a thickness less than 5 μm with the magnetic field oriented in the (b, c) plane. We show that this NMR effect is observed in the magnetic field range in which the Hall constant changes its sign. The results are qualitatively explained by the change of the surface scattering contribution to the magnetoconductance in the magnetic field range near the Hall voltage zero crossing.     

Magnetic and transport properties of colossal magnetoresistance compound EuB<Subscript>6</Subscript>

The galvanomagnetic and magnetic properties of EuB₆ single crystal have been measured over wide temperature (1.8–300 K) and magnetic-field (up to 70 kOe) ranges, and the parameters of charge carriers and the characteristics of the magnetic subsystem are estimated in the paramagnetic and ferromagnetic (T < T _C ≈ 13.9 K) phases of this compound with strong electron correlations. In the temperature range T < T* ≈ 80 K, a magnetoresistance hysteresis Δρ(H)/ρ(0) is detected; it reaches a maximum amplitude of about 5% at T ≈ 12 K. The anomalies of charge transport observed in the temperature range T _C < T < T* are shown to be related to the magnetic scattering of charge carriers (m _eff = (15–30)m ₀, where m ₀ is the free-electron mass) that results from a short-range magnetic order appearing upon the formation of ferromagnetic nanoregions (ferrons).     

Anomalous magnetoresistivity of the superconducting Zr<Subscript>80</Subscript>Pt<Subscript>20</Subscript> system in quasicrystalline and amorphous states

The binary icosahedral Zr₈₀Pt₂₀ system has been synthesized during the crystallization of an initially amorphous alloy fabricated by melt quenching on the surface of a rotating copper wheel. The temperature and field dependences of the electrical resistivity and magnetoresistivity of the icosahedral and amorphous phases are studied and compared in a temperature range of 1.5–300 K and magnetic fields up to 8 T. Superconductivity has been detected for the first time in the icosahedral and amorphous phases of the Zr₈₀Pt₂₀ system. For both phases, the magnetoresistivity is positive and depends anomalously on the magnetic field. The anomalous behavior of magnetoresistivity is satisfactorily described by the theory of weak localization and electron-electron interaction in three-dimensional disordered systems, which takes into account electron scattering by superconducting fluctuations. The absolute values and temperature dependences of the electron-electron interaction constant and the times of inelastic scattering of conduction electrons are estimated for the icosahedral and amorphous phases of this binary system.     

Mechanisms of charge transfer and magnetoresistance in CuInSe<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The electrical conductivity and magnetoresistance effect of n and p types of CuInSe₂ single crystals were studied within the temperature range of 4.2–300 K and within magnetic fields of up to 6 T. It was found that the hopping mechanism of conductivity dominates in the temperature range of 4.2–100 K. A peculiarity of electrical conductivity behavior, accompanied by a change in the magnetoresistance sign in the vicinity of T ≈ 60 K, was revealed.     

Magnetic properties of the Nd<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Gd<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>(BO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript> single crystal

The magnetic properties of the Nd_0.5Gd_0.5Fe₃(BO₃)₄ single crystal have been studied in principal crystallographic directions in magnetic fields to 90 kG in the temperature range 2–300 K; in addition, the heat capacity has been measured in the range 2–300 K. It has been found that, below the Néel temperature T _N = 32 K down to 2 K, the single crystal exhibits an easy-plane antiferromagnetic structure. A hysteresis has been detected during magnetization of the crystal in the easy plane in fields of 1.0–3.5 kG, and a singularity has been found in the temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility in the easy plane at a temperature of 11 K in fields B < 1 kG. It has been shown that the singularity is due to appearance of the hysteresis. The origin of the magnetic properties of the crystal near the hysteresis has been discussed.     

Structure-Dependent Magnetoresistance in the Zn<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>Cd<Subscript>0.9</Subscript>GeAs<Subscript>2</Subscript> + MnAs Hybrid Nanocomposite

The effect of high pressure on electron transport and on the field dependence of the transverse magnetoresistance has been studied in a hybrid nanocomposite based on the Zn0.1Cd0.9GeAs2 matrix and MnAs clusters. A record high negative magnetoresistance of ~74% is formed near a pressure-induced structural transition (P≈ 3.5 GPa). The considered scattering mechanisms include both the contribution from MnAs clusters at relatively low pressures (up to 0.7 GPa) and spin-dependent scattering by localized magnetic moments in the Mn-substituted structure of the matrix in the region of the structural transition. The presence of the positive magnetoresistance region associated with the two-band transport model in the high-pressure phase, as well as the large negative magnetoresistance, is described in the framework of the semiempirical Khosla–Fischer expression.     

Hysteresis of magnetoresistance in granular La<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>Ca<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> at low temperatures

The magnetoresistance of granular La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ is studied experimentally over wide ranges of temperatures and magnetic fields. The emphasis is on anomalously large hysteresis of magnetoresistance at low temperatures (T = 4.2 K). The observed ρ(H) dependence can be qualitatively explained by spin-dependent tunneling of electrons through the dielectric boundaries of conducting granules characterized by a wide spread in the magnetic-moment magnitudes.     

Some peculiarities of magnetoresistance and Hall resistance of Sb<Subscript>2</Subscript>Te<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanoplates

Antimony telluride (Sb₂Te₃) nanoplates of various thickness were grown by the vapor phase deposition method. The Hall resistance and magnetoresistance of the samples were measured in magnetic fields up to 9 T at temperatures from 2 to 300 K. Temperature dependence of the magnetoresistance and Hall resistance of the nanoplates shows a strong dependence on the thickness of the samples. Relatively thick samples show a nonlinear dependence of the Hall resistance on magnetic field. The measurement data are analyzed within the model of multi-channel transport. The difference in behavior is attributed to the existence of two channels of charge transfer with high and low mobility.     

In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.52Al0.48As量子阱中的正磁电阻效应

在低温强磁场条件下,对In_0.53Ga_0.47As/In_0.52Al_0.48As量子阱中的二维电子气进行了磁输运测试.在低磁场范围内观察到正磁电阻效应,在高磁场下这一正磁电阻趋于饱和,分析表明这一现象与二维电子气中的电子占据两个子带有关.在考虑了两个子带之间的散射效应后,通过分析低磁场下的正磁电阻,得到了每个子带电子的迁移率,结果表明第二子带电子的迁移率高于第一子带电子的迁移率.进一步分析表明,这主要是由两个子带之间的 关键词： 二维电子气 正磁电阻 子带散射     

Low-temperature properties of ordered Cu<Subscript>3</Subscript>Pd-based alloys

The effect of atomic disordering and alloying with d elements (Fe, Pd, Cu) on the transport and magnetic properties of Cu₃Pd alloys has been investigated at low temperatures (T < 80 K) in strong magnetic fields (H ≤ 8 MA/m). The specific features of the crystal structure and temperature and field dependences of the electrical resistance, magnetoresistance, Hall effect, and magnetic susceptibility of Cu₇₂Pd₂₈, Cu₇₅Pd₂₅, Cu₈₀Pd₂₀ and Cu_74.5Pd_24.5Fe₁ alloys are discussed.     

Energy scales and the non-Fermi liquid behavior in YbRh<Subscript>2</Subscript>Si<Subscript>2</Subscript>

Multiple energy scales are detected in measurements of the thermodynamic and transport properties in heavy fermion metals. We demonstrate that the experimental data on the energy scales can be well described by the scaling behavior of the effective mass at the fermion condensation quantum phase transition, and show that the dependence of the effective mass on temperature and applied magnetic fields gives rise to the non-Fermi liquid behavior. Our analysis is placed in the context of recent salient experimental results. Our calculations of the non-Fermi liquid behavior, of the scales and thermodynamic and transport properties are in good agreement with the heat capacity, magnetization, longitudinal magnetoresistance and magnetic entropy obtained in remarkable measurements on the heavy fermion metal YbRh₂Si₂.