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Far-infrared absorption in Cd1-xMnxSe: New impurity-band effects

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Abstract

Far-infrared magnetotransmission measurements on n-type Cd1-xMnxSe imply the disappearance of optical excitation of D+D- complexes as well as a red shift of the absorption associated with photon-induced hopping in magnetic field B1 T. In these relatively high donor-concentration samples (aND13 0.15), these effects can be consistently understood within a model of hydrogen moleculelike pairing of electrons localized on neighboring donors. At B=0 the pair ground state is the spin singlet. The Zeeman effect of the triplet level (a few meV/T) causes the Sz=-1 state to cross the singlet level and become the ground state. The model also explains large negative magnetoresistance observed in this material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6221-6223
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

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