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Theory of the nonlinear orbital magnetism of Bloch electrons

G. P. MikitikPhysicotechnical Institute of Low Temperatures, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Khar’kovS. S. NedorezovPhysicotechnical Institute of Low Temperatures, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Khar’kov

Soviet Journal of Low Temperature Physicsjournal1980en

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Abstract

An exact formula is obtained for the weak-field orbital magnetic susceptibility of Bloch electrons for an arbitrary band structure of the crystal. For metals with the hcp structure, the general expression can be expressed in terms of the model parameters of the electron energy spectrum. The results of this work are consistent with various limiting cases obtained earlier, and make it possible to use the field dependence of the magnetic susceptibility to study the electron structure of the crystals.

Topics

Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Quantum and electron transport phenomena Magnetic properties of thin films

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DOI: 10.1063/10.0030140

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