Abstract
Energy-dispersive x-ray diffraction and electrical resistivity measurements have been used to investigate the effect of Cd replacement by Mn in the alloy series Te (0≤x,≤0.70). Both types of measurements indicate a linear decrease in the B3-to-B1 structural phase-transition pressure, , with increasing Mn concentration, x; this dependence is expressed by the relationship =(3.29-1.32x) in gigapascals. These results are consistent with the expectation that the addition of Mn to CdTe tends to weaken the tetrahedral bond and thereby to destabilize the B3 structure.
- Received 18 December 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.35.6868
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