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SOVIET PHYSICS JE TP

VOLUME L7, NUMBER 3

SEPTEMBER,

1963

INVESTIGATION OF THE FERMI SURFACE OF TTNBY THE SIZE EFFECT
V. F. GANTMAKHER Institute for Physics Problems, Academy of Sciences,U.S.S.R. Submitted to JETP editor September 26, 1962 J. Exptl. Theoret. Phys. (U.S.S.R.)44, 8It-822 (March, 1968) The size effect observed in measurementsof the dependence surface resistance on magof netic field strength at helium temperatures for frequencies 1-5 Mc was used to study the Fermi surface of tin. Detailed data on the sizes of extremal electron orbits in momentum space were obtainedfor magnetic field directions lying in the (100) and (110)planes. The results are compared with the nearly free-electron model.
size effect observed when the surface resistance Z = R + iX of a metal in a magnetic field is measured at relatively low radio frequencies provides a convenient new method for studying Fermi surfaces. [1] The magnetic field is applied parallel to the surface of a sample in the form of a plane parallel plate; the planes containing the electron orbits in momentum space are perpendicular to the surface. It appears from qualitative considerations that when the mean free electron path I is sufficiently long, then for the field Hs, in which electron trajectories lying in the extremal cross section of the Fermi surface fit exactly within the plate, touching both surfaces, the magnetic-field dependence of impedance should exhibit a-3ingularity. The singularity is associated with the fact that in large fields electrons return to the skin layer more than once, contributing to the conductivity each time, while in weak fields they are scattered at the crystal surface during their first orbital revolution. The electronic equation of motion p = - (e/c) v x H shows that the electron orbit in momentum space and the projection of the electron trajectory in configuration space on a plane perpendicular to H are similar and are rotated relative to each other through the angle r/Z (Fig. 1). By integrating this equation over time, it is easy to relate the field H6 and the plate thickness d to the width 2p of the electron orbit in momentum space in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and to the normal on the plane of the plate; [2J

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FIG. 1. Electron trajectory in configuration space (left) for the size effect, and the corresponding orbit in momentum space. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing: ab and ce are the boundaries of the sample.

EXPERIMENT If surface scattering is to make an appreciable eontribution to the surface resistance, an electron must be able to complete several revolutions in its trajectory within its mean free path. This condition is represented by the inequality , > d. On the other hand, it is easily seen that because of the finite skin depth 6 the singularity cannot be very sharp and must be spread'through the width AH/H6 - 6/d, because the centers of orbits contributing to the effect are determined only with accuracy within 6. Therefore the condition 6/d( 1 must be satisfied. These two relations determine the range of possible sample thicknesses. A technique developed earlier for preparing cast samples in removable quartz forms [3] using tin containing 10-a7oimpurities tentatively, [aJ makes mean free paths of the order 10-r cm possible. However, for tin at frequencies f - 106cps we have 6 - I-O-a cm. Accordingly, we selected the thickness range 0.2-0.6 mm for our samples. (With thinner samples greatly increased difficulties are encountered in connection with preparing precise samples, measuring their thickness, handling them during mounting etc.) The samples were

zp: ina

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(the coefficient 2 is introduced for convenience, since in most cases extremal electron orbits in momentum space have a center of symmetry). A and B are the tangential points.

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Sample 2 lay freely on two pieces of paper glued to the quartz plate 3 flush with the coil winding. The foamed polystyrene plates 4 limited the motion of 3 along the coil axis, while strips of cigarette paper 5 glued to the edges of the sample prevented it from turning. The plate 3 rested on foamed polystyrene lugs 6 cemented to the endface of the quartz t
disks 18 mm in diameter; the crystallographic orientations of normals to the surface was determined within 1'. The ratio 6/d can be reduced by increasing the generator frequency, although this is not effective inthecase of the anomalous skin effect, because 5 - 1-tl3. The upper frequency limit is determined by the quasi-static requirement that during the time t of an electron revolution in its orbit the electric field should not charrge appreciably:

turns of copper wire 50p in diameter wound to form a single layer. The sensitivity of the method was enhancedby reducing as much as possible the gap between the sample surface and the turns of the coil. For this purpose the coil was made rectangular but frameless, having rigidity provided only through the use of BF-2 adhesive. The space factor K (the ratio of the magnetic flux passing through the metal to the entire flux through the coil) was easily determined from the relative fre-

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To fieldmodulating

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FIG. 2. Low-temperature portion of the measuring generator,

FIG. 3. Block diagram of apparatus. l)The effect could also be studied by measuring dR/dH using the standard apparatus for nuclear magnetic resonance, We note that since the position of the line in the size effect is independent of frequency the functions R(H) and X(H) are not interrelated through differential expressions arising out of the Kramers-Kronig relations as in the case of resonance effects.[u]


INVESTIGATION OF THE FERMI SURFACE OF TIN BY THE SIZE EFFECT
The modulation frequency of the constant magnetic field was 20 cps. In the high-purity samples required for our work the skin depth for the modulating field at this frequency is estimated to be about 0.2-0.5 mm, which is comparable with the sample thiclsress. The modulation amplitude in most experiments did not exceed 0.5 Oe. RESULTS We investigated the extremal cross sections of the Fermi surface subject to the condition that the magnetic field lies in one of the two planes (010) and (ff O). (The normals n to the surfaces of the samples coincided with the corresponding crystallographic directions [ 010] or I ffo] .) In these planes 26 different groups of extremal cross sections were observed. The size-effect lines in Figs. 4 and 5 exhibit changes of position, intensity, and shape as the field direction is varied. In view of the absence of any theoretical calculations, we determined H6 for each line from the most characteristic position of the line, usually from its sharpest extremum. This uncertainty, which is associated essentially with the diversity of line shapes, has a varying oJ/aa

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FIG. 5. Size-effect lines for a sample with n ll tf tOl,' d - 0.40 mm, E ll [001], T = 3.8"K, f = 3.1 Mc. The numerals 7. and 9, are the numbers of the cross sections correspondingto Fig. 8.

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FIG. 4. Size-effect lines for a samplewith n ll [0101, d=0.39mm,rf fietd E i [too], T:3.8oK, f -3.0Mc. The left-hand end of each curve is marked with the angle between the field H and the [001] axis. The numerals lr, 2r, 3, ate the numbers of the cross sections corresponding to Fig. 7.

effect that sometimes amounts to 5Vo. Otherwise the absolute accuracy of the measurements would be determined from the accuracy of sample thickness measurements and would be about 2-3Va. Figure 6 shows the wide diversity of line shapes, regarding which the following rules can be stated. The shape of a line (1) is repeated from sample to sample independently of their thickness; (2) is independent of the polarization of the electric field when the latter is rotated within at least the limits + 50" from the most favorable observation position; (3) is insensitive to changes of the surface state (following the etching of one sample neither the shape nor the intensity of the lines was affected ). All results obtained in the study of the extremal cross sections are collected in Figs. 7 and 8, which show the dependence of p/po on direction; p was taken from (1), and p()= Zrfr/a = LL.4 x.10-20 g-cm/sec is the boundary momentum of the Brillouin zone in the [ 100] direction. All calculations and constructions were based on the following d.ata: at 4oK, a = 5.80 4,, a/c = !.84, and the radius of the free-electron sphere in momentum space is 1.52 p6. The parameters of the tin lattice at helium temperatures were determined from the Griineisen


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Zone 6: electrons Zote 2: holes

experimental line must be suitably translated. For example, 151 can be shifted along the [ 001] axis to coincide with the uppermost points of 41. On the other hand, it is seen from the shape of 41, that for H ll [ 001] this part of the Fermi surface has only maximal, but no minimal, orbits. This portion of the surface contains tangential points of extremal orbits for two entirely different mag_ netic-field directions, as is shown in two places on our diagram. If the corresponding region of the Fermi surface is nearly cylindrical, the minimal and maximal orbits are similar and the two lines merge into a single complex line. This accounts for the existence of two maxima for 11 lines in fields close to the [ 001 ] direction (Fig. a) and also, probably, for the complex shape of 41 lines ( in the interval 32-40" ), 9z (around b0.; Fig. 5), and 111. For extremal orbits of types b and c the situation is complicated by the fact that the straight Iine connecting the orbital center and the tangential point is not perpendicular to the tangent, and the distance h can vary with the field direction. Then the corresponding tangential points on the Fermi surface lie on a nonplanar line. Cases d and e (the latter for open orbits) are even more complicated when the orbits have no center of symmetry. The Fermi surface of tin has been studied bv many investigators. [5,?,9-11] Most autho"" "oLpare their results with the nearly free-electron model. However, it must be noted that data on the de,Haas-van Alpher effect, [9] and galvanomagnetic LtuJ and ultrasonic LllJ measurements, do not definitely determine the extent to which this model represents tin. This occurs because of the complexity of the surface, the low accuracy of measurements, and the fact that the very character of the measured quantities (the areas of extremal cross sections, the directions of orbital trajectories) often hinders detailed comparisons. The first serious proof that this model gives for tin a picture_that is close to reality is found essentially only in Isl; yet even here this proof pertains to only part of the surface of one zone (zone 4(a) in Fig. 10). The character of our results-the linear dimension of the extremal orbit-and the attained accuracy and sensitivity permit a more detailed com_ parison with the model than for any of the previously known methods. Figure 10 shows constructions based on the ngl{ty free-electron model by Harri_ son's method. [12] These differ from the GoId and Priestiy constructions [9] onl,y in so far as, wherever possible, we refrained from rounding off sharp corners at the surface. Some additional in_ formation regarding the nearly free-electron model

. Zone 6: electrons

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Zone 3

Zone 4(b)

Zone 5

FIG. 10. Fermi surface of tin according to the nearly free-electron model.

(compared wittrtel) will be mentioned subsequently. We shall begin with zone 4(a), whose cross section can be identified relatively reliably. This includes, first of all, cross sections 11 and 12 (the orbits g in Fig.10),91 and 92 ( theorbits e/), and 81 and 111 (the orbits 4,). These experimental points are compared in Fig. 11 with two cross sec_ tions of the nearly free-electron model, the centers of the orbits coinciding with the corresponding center of surface symmetry. Very good agreement is observed when 11 and 21 are compared with the construction. The remaining iloints should fit on the outer contour of the construction. We also note that the presence of projections on the connecting regions between separate sheets of the surface must lead to the result that for some magneticfield directions there will be additional extremal orbits whose planes will not contain the center of symmetry. Therefore as a confirmation of the model we can regard, in addition to the approxi_ mately equal momenta, the complex line shapes of 92 and 111 (the existence of some extrema for certain fields ) and the appearance of 10r. We can thus regard the existence of the 4(a) sur_ face as experimentally confirmed. To be sure, this does not apply to the curvature of separate regions of the surface. For example, the radius of curvature of a surface around the point O in the cross


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FIG. 11. Comparison of experimental results with the nearly free-electron model for zone 4a. a - cross section by the plane I- HVH'L. The orbital centet of 1, is the point L. The orbital centers of 8r, 10r, and 11, - the point I- of the neighboring Brillouin zones - are also projected on L. Of these cross sections centered on the point f of the given zone only 8, is represented in the figure. b - cross section by the plane XLH'P. The orbital center of 1, is the point L; that of 9, is the point X projected on L' The shaded areas are not occupied bv electrons. 0

section by the (100) plane is approximately 2.5 times greater than in the construction, although the point O is located far from the bent lines on the constructed surface. (At the same time, the cross section 12, which coincides with a bent line, agrees very well with the construction.) The cross sections 31, 51, and 32 define a rather large closed surface. The break between 31 and 51 should probably be attributed to the low signal intensity; according to Khaikin t?l the corresponding effective-mass curve is bent but not broken off at 16". The dimensions of this surface in the (001) plane are in very good agreement with the construction for zone 4(b), but its height (i.e., the dimension along [ 001] ) is only one-third as large. Therefore there is some uncertainty about identifying this surface with the 4(b) surface of the model ( although this identification is most probably correct). One of the other possibilities is the the (31, 5r, 3z ) surface is associated with some other zone of the nearly free-electron model such as the sixth zone, but that the 4(b) zone must be identified with a surface giving the cross sections 71, 72, and 52. Figure 10 shows that the orbits 6 of zone 3 do not each separately exhibit fourth-order symmetry. The symmetry results from their relative positions in the reciprocal lattice. In the field H ll [001] for a sample with n ll [ 010] all these orbits yield an identical distance between the tangential points (cross section 121), while for a sample with n ll [ 110] the orbits are divided into trvo groups, each associated with a different distance between the tangential points (112 and 122; Fig.12). The area of the cross section constructed through the points of 112 and I22 is 0.0155 (2r8/a)2; Gold and Priestly obtained 0.014 ( 2rfr,/a.tz.ts7 The plot shows that the inclined tubes in the third zone are narrow, having a width of approximately 0.03 x Zrfi/a at the narrowest point. The very small deformation of the Fermi surface can cause

FIG. 12. The orbit 30. The dashed line is the nearly freeelectron model. LXL is the Brillouin zone boundary.

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these connecting regions to break off and greatly change the surface topology. Therefore the angular dependences of 112 and 122, which suggest closed surfaces, do not seriously conflict with the model. It should be noted that because of insufficientiy long mean free paths or insufficiently accurate sample orientation the resolution of the 82, 102, 112, andL\ lines in the range 45-65' was very poor. Therefore the angular dependences of these cross sections are not entirely clear. For example, the 10 line may possibly end somewhere around - 50' or go over into 82, while 112 and L22 diverge above 55'. Nevertheless, we believe that there are grounds for stating that the third zone consists of separate sudaces extended along the [ 001 ] axis (two surfaces for each Brillouin zone) but not interconnected. We turn finally to zone 5 of the nearly free-electron model, which, according to the construction, consists of small surfaces at the centers of the zones extended in the [ 001 ] direction and very complex open multiply-connected surfaces located in the upper and lower parts of the zones. An open surface consists of large pear-shaped surfaces arranged in a checkerboard pattern (with nanow ends pointing upward and downward alternately) and connected by inclined surfaces centered on the points V, Iike the surfaces of zone 4(b), which can be


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Direction of measured orbital half-width p,/pe according to construction Remarks

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0 0 *0. t 0.5 0
*S is the distance cross sectron.

0.47 0.58 0.41 0.24 -0;25 0.4 0.41

0.35(2r)l 0.43(2)J

5 6 (Fie. 10) 5{ )) 5o )) orbits Open 5 x (Fig. 10) 5y )

[00r] [0011 [001 ] [001 ] [001]

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from the center of the zone to the plane containing

the extremal

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FIG, 13. Nearly free-electron model. Two cross sections of the open part of zone 5: a - a cross section by the (001) plane passing through the points P and V; b - cross section by the (100) plane, 0.1 po from the center of the zone. The dashed line in cross section a represents the intersecting plane of cross section b, and vice versa. The thin continuous lines represent the intersections of the plane with the Brillouin zone boundaries. The shaded region is occupied by electrons. pictured as a cruciform intersection of two convex

Ienses. Two lobes of the cruciform surfaces cor"peat." respond to each of the four sides of every Figure 13 shows two cross sections of this surface; the table gives the dimensions of its principal extremal cross sections in the case when the magnetic field is along the principal crystal axes. The factthat this surface includes a layer of open trajectories in the [ 100] direction (Fig. 13b) is an additional proof of its existence in tin; aecording to [10] this layer should exist, while according to Khaikin's [5] and our measurements it is not in zone 4(a\. The width of the shaded cross section

in the [ 100] direction in Fig. 11a is everywhere smaller than ps/2, The fifth column of the accompanying table gives the experimental data, which agree well with the calculations. However, we believe that it is premature to discuss the degree to which our results coincide with the model constructions in zone 5. The structure of the zone is very complex and small deformations of individual regions can result in significant topological changes. Therefore for the purpose of arriving at an exact and unique conclusion very much more than the presently available information is needed here; this also applies, to some degree, to the other results. We hope, however, than an investigation of the extremal cross sections as the field is rotated in other crystallographic planes, especially in the (001) plane, will make it possible to construct a complete Fermi surface for tin. In discussing the results of the present work we have used only data concerning anisotropy as given in Figs. 7 and 8. It can be expected that theoretical calculations of the size effect will enable us to relate intensity and line shape to the dispersion law close to the tangential points of extremal cross sections, thus greatly facilitating the construction of the Fermi surface from the size effect. The author is deeply grateful to yu. V. Sharvin for daily guidance,to M. S. Khaikin and R. T. Mina for valuable discussions, and to A. I. Shal,nikovfor his interest. (19G2), F. Guntmakher, JETP 42, L4:rG Sovietphys. JETP 15, 982 (1962). 2 wt. s. Khaikin, JETP 41, L77B(1961),soviet Phys. JETP 14, 1260 (1962). 3 Yu. V. Sharvin and V. F. Gantmakher. PTf ( in print). a V. B. Zernov and Yu. V. Sharvin, JETP 36, 1038(1959), SovietPhys.JETP 9,737 (1959). 5M. S. Khaikin, JETP 43, 59 (L962),Soviet Phys. JETP L6, 42 0.963). -_-T-v.


INVESTIGATION OF THE FERMI SURFACE OF TIN BY THE SIZE EFFECT 557 11T. Olsen, in The Fermi Surface, W. A. Harri6G. tr. pake and E. M. Purcell, Phys. Rev. ?4, son and M. B. Webb (eds.), John Wiley and Sons, 1184 (1948). ?wt. s. Khaikin, JETP 42,27 (1962),soviet Phys. New York, 1960, p. 237. 2W. A. Harrison, Phys. Rev. 116, 555 (1959). JETP 15, 18 (1962) 8 V. F. Gantmakher,JETP 43, 345 (1962),Soviet Phys.JETP L6,247 (1963). eA. V. Gold and M. G. Priestley, Phil. Mag. 5, 108e(1e60). 10N. E. Alekseevskii and Yu. P. Gaidukov,JETP Translated by I. Emin 4t, L079 (1961),SovietPhys. JETP 14, 770 (1962). L37