Magnetotransport in the rare earth silicides RSi2-x

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The resistivity, magnetoresistance and Hall effect of the rare earth silicides RSi2-x, with x from 0 to 0.4, have been measured on several polycrystalline samples, single crystals and epitaxial thin films. All samples are metallic; the Hall effect measured for some phases shows that they are dealing with nearly compensated metals. The magnetoresistance displays peculiar features in antiferromagnetic phases, which are explained by the increase of spin disorder scattering at the metamagnetic transition.