Semimetal-semiconductor transition in semimetal Bi-Sn and Bi1-xSbx wires induced by deformation and magnetic field

Abstract

We report here the features of semimetal- semiconductor transition (SMSCT) in Bi-2at%Sb and Bi-0.02at%Sn nanowires, induced by the size quantization effect, magnetic field and strong (till 2%) elastic deformation in area 2.1-300K Single- crystal Bi-2at%Sb и Bi-2at%Sn glass coated wires with different diameters from 100 nm to 1000 nm and (1011) orientations allong the wire were prepared by the Ulitovsky liquid phase casting method.