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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.8

FEATURES OF TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SINGLE CRYSTALS

OF THE SOLID SOLUTION (Cd_0.6Zn_0.36Mn_0.04)₃As₂

V.S. Zakhvalinskii ¹, T.B. Nikulicheva ¹, A.V. Mashirov ⁴, B.A. Aronzon ², A.B. Mekhiya ²,

A.B. Davidov ², Ziarmal Mawla Khan ¹, K.S. Sokhan ¹, V.B. Nikulichev ³

¹ Belgorod National Research University, 308015, Russia, Belgorod, Pobedy St., 85

² P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute RAS, 119991, Russia, Moscow, Leninsky Av., 53

³ Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov,

308012, Russia, Belgorod, Kostyukov St., 46

⁴ Kotelnikov IRE RAS, 125009, Russia, Moscow, Mokhovaya str., 11, b.7

The paper was received April 10, 2026.

Abstract. Single crystals of a solid solution (Cd_1-x-yZn_xMn_y)₃As₂ (x + y = 0.4; y = 0.04) were obtained by the modified Bridgmen method Dirac semimetals Cd₃As₂. All experimental samples (Cd_0.6Zn_0.36Mn_0.04)₃As₂ had a tetragonal crystal structure (α''-Cd₃As₂), spatial group P4₂/nmc, at room temperature. The Shubnikov-de-Haas oscillations were measured at temperature of 4.5 K and 8 K in magnetic fields up to 3 T. For the studied singlet crystals (Cd_0.6Zn_0.36Mn_0.04)₃As₂, using the Lifshits-Onsager ratio [1, 2] and the determination of fundamental frequencies from Fourier analysis, 3D and 2D parameters were determined. The conservation of the magnitude of the wave vector k_F = 0.1 nm^-1 has been established with differences in the cyclotron masses of m_c(0)/m₀ charge carriers in different single (Cd_1-х-yZn_xMn_y)₃As₂ of the same composition (x + y = 0.4; y = 0.04), this feature demonstrates the preservation of topological properties with a change in the cyclotron mass m_c(0)/m₀ .

Key words: Shubnikov-de Haase effect, Dirac fermions, cadmium arsenide, Dirac/Weyl semimetals.

Financing: The study has been supported by Russian Science Foundation (RSF), project №. 25-42-10022 title of the project «Spin-polarized structures in semiconductor, Dirac semimetal-ferromagnet systems as new efficient components of micro-nano-magneto- and optoelectronics»

Corresponding author: Zakhvalinskii Vasilii Sergeevich, zakhvalinskii@bsuedu.ru

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Zakhvalinskii V.S., Nikulicheva T.B., Mashirov A.V., Aronzon B.A., Mekhiya A.B.,  Davidov A.B., Ziarmal Mawla Khan, Sokhan K.S., Nikulichev V.B. Features of topological properties of single crystals of the solid solution (Cd_0.6Zn_0.36Mn_0.04)₃As₂ // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2026. – №. 5. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.8 (In Russian)