Abstract
Magnetoresistance (MR) ratios r = R(B)/R(0) have been measured in parallel fields on a polycrystalline heat-treated bismuth film at different temperatures. MR ratios vs. B's exhibit "maximums" followed by decreases, described by a B-1 law. Electron Fermi energies have been extracted. The MR data are explained using a Landau tube "sweeping" model and a MR expression of Pippard and of Fawcett. There is a second maximum in the MR ratios at 38 T followed by a second decrease. This second decrease could arise from the "sweeping" of the next lowest Landau tubes outside the Fermi surface of the single hole pocket.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 291-295 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 346-347 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
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| State | Published - 30 Apr 2004 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Research - Toulouse, France Duration: 20 Jul 2003 → 23 Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- Bismuth films
- Electronic transport in parallel magnetic fields
- Magnetoresistance