Abstract
We synthesize and perform structural, thermoelectric, magnetic, and ${}^{125}$Te NMR characterization measurements on chromium-doped PbTe. ${}^{125}$Te NMR and magnetic measurements show that Pb${}_{1\ensuremath{-}x}$Cr${}_{x}$Te is a solid solution up to $x$ $=$ 0.4 at.$%$ and forms an $n$-type dilute paramagnetic semiconductor. The Cr level is resonant and pins the Fermi level about 100 meV into the conduction band at liquid nitrogen temperatures and below, but it moves into the gap as the temperature increases to 300 K. ${}^{125}$Te NMR spectra exhibit a Knight shift that correlates well with Hall effect measurements and resolve peaks of Te near Cr. Magnetic behavior indicates that Cr exists mainly as Cr${}^{2+}$. No departure from the Pisarenko relation for PbTe is observed. Secondary Cr${}_{2}$Te${}_{3}$ and Cr${}_{3+\ensuremath{\delta}}$Te${}_{4}$ phases are present in samples with $x$ > 0.4$%$.
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