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Anisotropic electrical properties of a eutectic InSb + MnSb composite

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The temperature dependences of the Hall coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermoelectric power for a eutectic InSb + MnSb composite have been studied in the temperature range from 80 to 700 K. Electron-microscopic results confirm that the system is in a two-phase state and consists of an InSb matrix and needle-like MnSb metallic inclusions. The inclusions are surrounded by interfacial zones ~0.3 μm in width. The observed anisotropy in the transport properties of the material is attributed to a short-circuiting effect of the metallic inclusions. Interpretation in terms of effective medium theory with allowance for the interfacial zones suggests that they make a significant contribution to the electrical conductivity anisotropy.

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  1. Azerbaijan National Academy of Aviation, Bina 25th km, Baku, AZ1045, Azerbaijan

    I. Kh. Mamedov

  2. Institute of Physics of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, pr. H. Javid 33, Baku, AZ1143, Azerbaijan

    D. H. Arasly, A. A. Khalilova & R. N. Rahimov

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Original Russian Text © I.Kh. Mamedov, D.H. Arasly, A.A. Khalilova, R.N. Rahimov, 2016, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2016, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 468–472.

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Mamedov, I.K., Arasly, D.H., Khalilova, A.A. et al. Anisotropic electrical properties of a eutectic InSb + MnSb composite. Inorg Mater 52, 423–428 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168516040105

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