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Ferromagnetism of Alloys Based on Mn- and Ni-Doped Indium Antimonide

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We have synthesized polycrystalline indium antimonide samples codoped with Mn (1 at %) and Ni (0.8, 1, or 1.2 at %). The magnetic properties of these materials have been shown to be dominated by Ni2 –хMnSb (0 < х < 1) clusters, whose composition and Curie temperature depend on Ni content. The samples exhibit metallic behavior of conductivity and have a positive magnetoresistance below room temperature.

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We are grateful to A.V. Filatov and P.N. Vasil’ev for their assistance in the magnetic measurements.

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This work was supported by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (state research target for the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, basic research).

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    O. N. Pashkova, A. D. Izotov, V. P. Sanygin, N. N. Efimov & M. G. Vasil’ev

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Pashkova, O.N., Izotov, A.D., Sanygin, V.P. et al. Ferromagnetism of Alloys Based on Mn- and Ni-Doped Indium Antimonide. Inorg Mater 55, 887–891 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519090140

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