Specific features of the magnetic-field dependences of electrical resistivity in Bi--Mn solid solutions with low Mn content

TL;DR

This study investigates the magnetic-field dependence of electrical resistivity in Bi--Mn solid solutions with low Mn content, revealing significant differences from similar compounds with lower Mn levels and highlighting the role of internal magnetism.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed comparison of magnetoresistance in Bi--Mn solutions with different Mn concentrations, emphasizing the impact of magnetic phases on electrical transport.

Findings

Maximum magnetoresistance at 100 K and 90 kOe: 3170 ext% (perpendicular) and 380 ext% (parallel)

Magnetoresistance values decrease with higher Mn content compared to lower Mn solutions

Differences in field dependence linked to magnetic $eta$-BiMn phases and internal magnetism

Abstract

For the first time, the field dependences of the magnetoresistance of a textured polycrystalline Bi$_{88.08}$Mn$_{11.92}$ sample were investigated in the $H \perp I$ and $H \parallel I$ configurations, and the results were compared with those previously obtained for the solid solution Bi$_{95.69}$Mn$_{3.69}$Fe$_{0.62}$ with a lower manganese concentration. It was demonstrated that the magnetoresistance field dependencies for Bi$_{88.08}$Mn$_{11.92}$ differ significantly from those of Bi$_{95.69}$Mn$_{3.69}$Fe$_{0.62}$ below 100 K, becoming nearly identical as the temperature approaches room temperature. It was established that the maximum relative magnetoresistance values for Bi$_{88.08}$Mn$_{11.92}$ are observed at a magnetic field of 90 kOe and a temperature of 100 K in both the $H \perp I$ and $H \parallel I$ configurations, amounting to 3170\% and 380\%, respectively. These values are significantly lower than those previously reported for the solid solution containing less manganese (Bi$_{95.69}$Mn$_{3.69}$Fe$_{0.62}$), which were 3877\% and 742\%, respectively. Analysis of the results indicates that differences in field dependence among the studied materials are associated with varying amounts of magnetic $\alpha$-BiMn. The anomalous magnetoresistance behavior, as compared with that of pure bismuth, is attributed to the influence of internal magnetism on electrical transport within the bismuth matrix of the studied solid solutions.