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2025, № 4 · PHYSICAL PROBLEMS OF ELECTRONICS

Topological properties of single crystals of solid solution (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 composition X = 0.093

V.S. Zakhvalinskii1, A.V. Borisenko1,2, A.V. Mashirov3, A.V. Kochura4, V.V. Sobolev5

1 Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia
2 Putilin Belgorod Law Institute of Ministry of the Interior of Russia, Belgorod, Russia
3 Kotelnikov IRE RAS, Moscow, Russia
4 Southwestern State University, Kursk, Russia
5 Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia
Full text DOI: 10.30898/1684-1719.2025.4.14 UDC 539.21 EDN ALPRQS

Abstract

The value of the cyclotron mass is determined in single crystals of a solid solution (Cd0.907Zn0.093)3As2 according to the results of a study of Shubnikov-de Haase oscillations in a transverse magnetic field. We compared the Shubnikov and Hall parameters of charge carriers. We have found a weak dependence of the cyclotron mass on the magnetic field. The parameters of charge carrier dynamics, such as concentration, Fermi wave vector, charge carrier relaxation time, velocity of charge carriers on the Fermi surface, and average free path of charge carriers were determined. We have determined the value of the Dingle temperature TD = 21.2 K. We have established that the dependence of the cyclotron mass on the Fermi wave vector kF , obtained from experimentally observed Shubnikov-de Haase oscillations, agrees well with the linear dependence predicted by the theory. The dependence of the cyclotron mass on the Fermi wave vector kF and the appearance of the Landau fan diagram indicate the presence of Dirac fermions with near-zero effective mass in single crystals (Cd0.907Zn0.093)3As2.

  • Shubnikov-de Haase effect
  • Dirac fermions
  • zinc arsenide
  • cadmium arsenide
Аннотация (на русском)

Топологические свойства монокристаллов твердого раствора (Cd1-xZnx)3As2, X = 0.093

В монокристаллах твёрдого раствора (Cd0.907Zn0.093)3As2 из осцилляции Шубникова-де Гааза в поперечном магнитном поле определена циклотронная масса, проведено сравнение шубниковских и холловских параметров носителей заряда. Наблюдалась линейная зависимость циклотронной массы от магнитного поля. Были определены параметры динамики носителей заряда, такие как концентрация, волновой вектор Ферми, время релаксации носителей заряда, скорость носителей заряда на поверхности Ферми, средняя длина свободного пробега носителей заряда. Определено значение температуры Дингля TD = 21.2 К. Зависимость циклотронной массы, экспериментально наблюдаемой по осцилляциям Шубникова-де Гааза, от волнового вектора Ферми хорошо согласуется с предсказанной теорией линейной зависимостью и совместно с видом веерной диаграммы Ландау указывает на присутствие в монокристаллах (Cd0.907Zn0.093)3As2 фермионов Дирака с околонулевой эффективной массой.

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Zakhvalinskii V.S., Borisenko A.V., Mashirov A.V., Kochura A.V., Sobolev V.V. Topological properties of single crystals of solid solution (Cd1-xZnx)3As2 composition X = 0.093 // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2025. – No. 4. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2025.4.14

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