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2026, № 5 · PHYSICAL PROBLEMS OF ELECTRONICS

Features of topological properties of single crystals of the solid solution (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)3As2

V.S. Zakhvalinskii1, T.B. Nikulicheva1, A.V. Mashirov2, B.A. Aronzon3, A.B. Mekhiya3, A.B. Davidov3, M.K. Ziarmal1, K.S. Sokhan1, V.B. Nikulichev4

1 Belgorod National Research University, Belgorod, Russia
2 Kotelnikov IRE RAS, Moscow, Russia
3 P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
4 Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov, Belgorod, Russia
Full text DOI: 10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.8 UDC 539.21 EDN HOCIBU

Abstract

Single crystals of a solid solution (Cd1-x-yZnxMny)3As2 ( x + y = 0.4; y = 0.04) were obtained by the modified Bridgmen method Dirac semimetals Cd3As2. All experimental samples (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)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 (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)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 kF = 0.1 nm-1 has been established with differences in the cyclotron masses of mc (0)/ m 0 charge carriers in different single (Cd1-х-yZnxMny)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 mc (0)/ m 0 .

  • Shubnikov-de Haase effect
  • Dirac fermions
  • cadmium arsenide
  • Dirac/Weyl semimetals
Аннотация (на русском)

Особенности топологических свойств монокристаллов твердого раствора (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)3As2

Модифицированным методом Бриджмена получены монокристаллы твердого раствора (Cd1-x-yZnxMny)3As2 ( x + y = 0.4; y = 0.04) полуметалла Дирака Cd3As2. Все экспериментальные образцы (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)3As2 имели при комнатной температуре тетрагональную кристаллическую структуру ( α'' -Cd3As2), пространственную группу P42/nmc . Измерены осцилляции Шубникова - де Гааза при температуре 4.5 К и 8 К в магнитных полях до 3 Тл. Для исследованных монокристаллов (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)3As2, с помощью отношения Лифшица-Онзагера [1, 2] и определения основных частот из анализа Фурье были определены 3D и 2D параметры. Установлено сохранение величины волнового вектора kF = 0.1 нм -1 при отличии циклотронных масс mc (0)/ m 0 носителей заряда в разных монокристаллах (Cd1-х-yZnxMny)3As2 одного состава ( x + y = 0.4; y = 0.04), эта особенность демонстрирует сохранение топологических свойств при изменении циклотронной массы mc (0)/ m 0 .

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Zakhvalinskii V.S., Nikulicheva T.B., Mashirov A.V., Aronzon B.A., Mekhiya A.B., Davidov A.B., Ziarmal M.K., Sokhan K.S., Nikulichev V.B. Features of topological properties of single crystals of the solid solution (Cd0.6Zn0.36Mn0.04)3As2 // Journal of Radio Electronics. – 2026. – No. 5. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2026.5.8

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