Magnetoresistance of Cd1−xMnxSe near the Mott transition

Abstract
At 0.5≤T≤4.2 K and for fields of order 10 kOe, a large positive magnetoresistance is observed in Cd0.95Mn0.05Se and Cd0.99Mn0.01Se samples which are near the Mott transition. The effect is attributed to an increase in the screening radius, caused by the splitting of the conduction band. At higher fields, but below ∼80 kOe, samples with 5% Mn show negative magnetoresistance which is attributed to a decrease in the separation between the Fermi level and the mobility edge.