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Conductivity of Bismuth Nanowires at Low Temperatures in Transverse Magnetic Field

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We investigate theoretically and experimentally the conductivity of bismuth nanowires at low temperatures in a uniform magnetic field directed perpendicularly to the wire axis. Using the Kubo formula, we calculate the conductivity for the cases of systems with degenerate and nondegenerate carrier gas with elastic acoustic-phonon scattering of carriers. Size, temperature, and field dependence of the conductivity of a Bi quantum wire are discussed in detail. For a nanowire with nondegenerate carrier gas, the conductivity depends exponentially on a combination of field, temperature, and wire diameter. For a semimetallic Bi quantum wire can be observed the negative magnetoresistance.

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Abbreviations

QW:

quantum wire,

MR:

magnetoresistance

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Academic str. 5, 2800, Kishinev, Moldova

    R. Khamidullin

  2. Pridnestrovian State University T.G. Shevchenko, 25 October str. 128, 3300, Tiraspol, Moldova

    E. Brusenskaya

  3. Institute of Electronic Engineering and Industrial Technologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Academic str. 3/3, MD-2028, Kishinev, Moldova

    L. Konopko, A. Nikolaeva & A. Tsurkan

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Khamidullin, R., Brusenskaya, E., Konopko, L. et al. Conductivity of Bismuth Nanowires at Low Temperatures in Transverse Magnetic Field. J Low Temp Phys 158, 536–543 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-009-0041-6

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