Resonant Scattering of Electrons in Mercury Telluride

9 September 1974

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 33 (11) , 650-652
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.33.650

Abstract

Resonant scattering of electrons on optical phonons in inverted band structure is considered. It is proved that in intrinsic samples transition of the electrons from the conduction band to the valence band with simultaneous emission of optical phonons can cause a minimum of the conductivity. Such a scattering process explains the anomalous behavior of conductivity versus temperature in mercury telluride in the 30-50 K range.

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