Magnetic Resonance Study of the Bi2Te3 Doped with Manganese

Abstract

Crystals of 3D topological insulators, bismuth telluride Bi₂Te₃, doped with manganese were studied using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy together with the SQUID magnetometry, transport measurements, and X-ray characterization. The obtained ESR data, such as the temperature and the angular dependence of the resonance field, reveal the specific critical behavior and confirm the ferromagnetic ordering of Mn spins even at modest doping. In addition to the studies of the critical behavior of diluted ferromagnet Bi_2−xMn_xTe_3, we also discuss the effects of the limited solubility of Mn ions giving rise to microscopic inclusions of the spurious magnetic phases which were revealed using ESR technique.