Some peculiarities of magnetoresistance and Hall resistance of Sb2Te3 nanoplates

Abstract

Antimony telluride (Sb₂Te₃) nanoplates of various thickness were grown by the vapor phase deposition method. The Hall resistance and magnetoresistance of the samples were measured in magnetic fields up to 9 T at temperatures from 2 to 300 K. Temperature dependence of the magnetoresistance and Hall resistance of the nanoplates shows a strong dependence on the thickness of the samples. Relatively thick samples show a nonlinear dependence of the Hall resistance on magnetic field. The measurement data are analyzed within the model of multi-channel transport. The difference in behavior is attributed to the existence of two channels of charge transfer with high and low mobility.