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Metal-insulator transition in Si:{bold {ital X}} ({bold {ital X}}=P,B): Anomalous response to a magnetic field

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter
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  1. Physics Department, City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10031 (United States)
  2. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306 (United States)
  3. Serin Physics Laboratory, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 (United States)
The zero-temperature magnetoconductivity of just-metallic Si:P scales with magnetic field {ital H} and dopant concentration {ital n} lying on a single universal curve: {sigma}(n,H)/{sigma}(n,0)=G[H{sup {minus}{delta}}{Delta}n] with a magnetic-field crossover exponent {delta}{approx}2. We note that Si:P, Si:B, and Si:As all have unusually large crossover exponents near 2, and suggest that this anomalously weak response to a magnetic field, {Delta}n{sub c}{proportional_to}H{sup {delta}}, is a common feature of uncompensated doped semiconductors. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}
OSTI ID:
657804
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 58; ISSN PRBMDO; ISSN 0163-1829
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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