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The Charge Transport Mechanism in a New Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi0.5Sb1.5Te4

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A new layered magnetic topological insulator with the composition MnBi0.5Sb1.5Te4 is obtained. The electrical conductivity in the plane of the layers and in the direction normal to the layers is studied in the range of temperatures of 1.4–300 K. It is found that a “metallic” character of the temperature dependence of the resistivity ρ(T) is observed in the range of temperatures of 50–300 K in both directions. Below T = 50 K, the value of ρ increases and demonstrates an uncommon temperature dependence with a characteristic feature in the region of the critical temperature Tc = 23 K. The increase in the resistance in the temperature range of 50–23 K is determined by the spin fluctuations and magnetic phase transition. Below Tc and down to 1.4 K, ρ(T) demonstrates a behavior characteristic for the weak localization effect, which is confirmed by the analysis of the data obtained when studying magnetoresistance.

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This work was financially supported by the Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (grants nos. EİF-BGM-4-RFTF-1/2017-21/04/1-M-02, EİF/MQM/Elm-Tehsil-1-2016-1(26)-71/16/1), Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 18-52-06009), St. Petersburg State University (grant no. 73028629) as well as the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Foundation (grant no. PID2019-103910GB-I00).

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  1. Institute of Physics, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143, Baku, Azerbaijan

    N. A. Abdullayev, Kh. V. Aliguliyeva, Z. S. Aliev, I. R. Amiraslanov, Z. A. Jahangirli, Ye. N. Aliyeva, Kh. N. Akhmedova, T. G. Mammadov & N. T. Mamedov

  2. Baku State University, AZ1148, Baku, Azerbaijan

    N. A. Abdullayev, I. R. Amiraslanov, M. B. Babanly & Z. A. Jahangirli

  3. Sumgait State University, AZ5008, Sumgait, Azerbaijan

    Kh. V. Aliguliyeva

  4. Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia

    V. N. Zverev

  5. Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, AZ1010, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Z. S. Aliev & Kh. N. Akhmedova

  6. Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, AZ1143, Baku, Azerbaijan

    M. B. Babanly

  7. Centro de Fisica de Materiales (CFM-MPC), Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20018, Basque Country, Spain

    M. M. Otrokov

  8. IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009, Bilbao, Spain

    M. M. Otrokov

  9. St. Petersburg State University, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Abdullayev, N.A., Aliguliyeva, K.V., Zverev, V.N. et al. The Charge Transport Mechanism in a New Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi0.5Sb1.5Te4. Phys. Solid State 63, 1120–1125 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783421080023

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