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Novel Room-temperature Ferromagnetic Semiconductors Pb1-x-yCaxCryTe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Evgeny P. Skipetrov
Affiliation:
[email protected], Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Elena A. Zvereva
Affiliation:
[email protected], Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119992, Russian Federation
Nikolay A. Pichugin
Affiliation:
[email protected], Moscow State University, Faculty of Phyisics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Alexey E. Primenko
Affiliation:
[email protected], Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Evgeny I. Slyn'ko
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute of Material Science Problems, Chernovtsy, Ukraine
Vasily E. Slyn'ko
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute of Material Science Problems, Chernovtsy, Ukraine
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Abstract

The galvanomagnetic and magnetic properties of novel diluted magnetic semiconductors Pb1-x-yCaxCryTe (x=0.06-0.20, y=0.003-0.045) have been investigated. Temperature dependencies of the resistivity and the Hall coefficient have a metallic character indicating the pinning of Fermi level by the chromium impurity level on the background of the conduction band states. Magnetization curves display a clear hysteresis loop over the whole temperature range investigated. The Curie temperature, determined from the temperature dependencies of magnetization, achieves 345 K. Possible mechanisms of ferromagnetic ordering were discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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