Low-temperature Minimum in the Electrical Resistivity of the Bi1.9Lu0.1Te3

The temperature dependence of the specific electrical resistivity, ρ, of the Bi1.9Lu0.1Te3 alloy has been studied within the temperature 2 ÷ 230 K interval. Minimum in the resistivity was found at temperature Tm  11 K. This minimum is originated from a change of conductivity mechanism. Above Tm, th...

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Main Authors: O.N. Ivanov, M.N. Yaprintsev, R.A. Lyubushkin, O.N. Soklakova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sumy State University 2016-11-01
Series:Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
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Online Access:http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2016/4/articles/jnep_2016_V8_04036.pdf
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Summary:The temperature dependence of the specific electrical resistivity, ρ, of the Bi1.9Lu0.1Te3 alloy has been studied within the temperature 2 ÷ 230 K interval. Minimum in the resistivity was found at temperature Tm  11 K. This minimum is originated from a change of conductivity mechanism. Above Tm, the resistivity ρ increases as temperature increases. This behavior is due to the electron mobility decrease via an acoustic phonon scattering at heating. Below Tm, the variable-range hopping conductivity based on electron tunneling takes place. In this case, ρ increases as temperature decreases. Two electric field regimes of the hopping conductivity were observed in the resistivity versus electric field strength dependences.
ISSN:2077-6772