Effect of temperature on the thermodynamic density of states in a quantizing magnetic field

Abstract

The dependence of the density of energy states (Ns) on temperature in quantizing magnetic fields is studied. It is shown that, as temperature is increased, the Landau levels are blurred as a result of thermal widening and the quantities Ns are transformed into the density of states as in the absence of a magnetic field. The temperature dependence of the distribution of the density of energy states in high magnetic fields for semiconductors is considered using a mathematical model. It is shown that the continuous spectrum of density of states measured at liquid-nitrogen temperature is transformed into discrete Landau levels at lower temperatures. Mathematical simulation of the processes with the use of experimental data for the continuous spectrum of the density of states makes it possible to calculate the discrete Landau levels. Experimental results obtained for PbS are analyzed using the suggested model. The density of states at low temperatures is calculated from data on high-temperature Ns.