Anomalies of the photoconductivity in the region of the Curie point of the compound CdCr2Se4 weakly doped with gallium
Belov K.P., Koroleva L.I., Batorova S.D., Shalimova M.A., Kalinnikov V.T., Aminov T.G., Shabunina G.G., Shapsheva N.P.
We have investigated the photoconductivity of the single-crystal semiconductors Cdi^Gaj-C^Se, (x =0.007 and χ =0.01) as a function of the temperature and of the magnetic field. A minimum of the photocurrent and a maximum of the negative photomagnetoresistance was observed in the region of the Curie temperature. Three possible causes of these extrema are suggested: 1) capture of the photoelectrons by magnetic polarons in the region of the Curie point; 2) scattering of the photoelectrons by magnetic polarons; 3) spin-disordered scattering of the photoelectrons in the region of the Curie point.