2002/02/27 by David V. Baxter, Dmitry Ruzmetov, Julia Scherschligt +5 · 2 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Computer science #Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides #Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials #ZnO doping and properties #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.65.212407
4 pages with 4 figures. Submitted to Physical Review B
arxiv created 2002/02/27 · openalex publication_date 2002/05/21 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2018/06/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
We have measured the magnetoresistance in a series of Ga_1\ensuremath-xMnxAs samples with 0.033<~x<~0.053 for three mutually orthogonal orientations of the applied magnetic field. The spontaneous resistivity anisotropy (SRA) in these materials is negative (i.e., the sample resistance is higher when its magnetization is perpendicular to the measuring current than when the two are parallel) and has a magnitude on the order of 5% at temperatures near 10 K and below. This stands in contrast to the results for most conventional magnetic materials where the SRA is considerably smaller in magnitude for those few cases in which a negative sign is observed. The magnitude of the SRA drops from its maximum at low temperatures to zero at TC in a manner that is consistent with mean-field theory. These results should provide a significant test for emerging theories of transport in this new class of materials.