THE LOW FIELD DE HAAS-VAN ALPHEN EFFECT IN ZINC

Abstract

A study of the low field de Haas-van Alphen effect in Zn employing automatic recording of the variation of the torque as a function of the reciprocal of the applied magnetic field revealed 6 sets of periods. These periods areASSIGNED IN A CONSISTENT MANNER TO PORTIONS OF THE FREE-ELECTRON MODEL OF THE Fermi surface (single OPW). Cyclotron masses associated with the 3 larger sets of the observed periods agreed well with the theoretical estimates. Evidence is obtained for the presence of a spin-orbit energy gap across the hexagonal face of the first Brillouin zone near the corners. Thus, the validity of the single Brillouin zone construction is demonstrated for Zn. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0273017

Entities

People

  • Alfred S. Joseph

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Brillouin Zones
  • Charged Particles
  • Construction
  • Cyclotrons
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Energy Gaps
  • Fermi Surfaces
  • Fermions
  • Free Electrons
  • Leptons
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Quantum Properties
  • Spin-Orbit Interaction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space