Abstract
New experimental evidence is obtained on the physical nature of the semiconducting properties of Fe2−xV1+xAl alloys with near-stoichiometric (x = 0) compositions. We examine the low-temperature thermal emf of two alloys: one is enriched in vanadium and exhibits a pseudogap in the electron density of states at the Fermi energy, while in the other, which is depleted in vanadium, the scattering of electrons by localized spins has a stronger influence. The experimental temperature dependences of the thermal emf at low temperatures display some characteristic anomalies that are observed here for the first time and are manifestations of these two effects. Existing theory is used to interpret the anomalous contributions of both effects (types), determine their characteristic parameters, and establish the conditions under which they appear in V-depleted and V-enriched alloys. Data on the thermal emf in magnetic fields show that that the thermal emf decreases substantially as the magnetic field is increased, confirming the key role of the mechanism of current carrier scattering by localized moments.
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