Ordinary Hall anomaly due to the Fermi surface shape in MnAs

We analyze the influence of the Fermi surface (FS) shape on magnetotransport properties, particularly on the Hall effect in the MnAs compound. Evidence of opposite conduction polarities for different crystal directions (goniopolarity) and a strong dependence of carrier type has been observed in MnAs...

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Autores: Helman, Christian, Llois, Ana Maria, Tortarolo, Marina del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/181707
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/181707
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ORDINARY HALL EFFECT
MnAs/GaAs EPILAYERS
FERMI SURFACE
GONIOPOLARITY
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Sumario:We analyze the influence of the Fermi surface (FS) shape on magnetotransport properties, particularly on the Hall effect in the MnAs compound. Evidence of opposite conduction polarities for different crystal directions (goniopolarity) and a strong dependence of carrier type has been observed in MnAs films with an applied magnetic field. To understand this behavior, we developed a semiclassical model together with the Boltzmann transport theory that takes into account both the applied magnetic field and the FS shape. The MnAs FS is obtained by means of density functional theory, showing a clear dominance of the hyperboloid shape. Our study corroborates that the specific topology of the Fermi surface gives rise to a goniopolar behavior in the Hall transport. These theoretical results are supported by magnetotransport measurements on MnAs thin layers epitaxially grown on GaAs(001) and on GaAs(111), allowing us to explore the transport characteristics for two different crystal directions of the system.