Longitudinal Magnetoresistance Effect at Low Temperature in Silver Telluride Thin Films

Large longitudinal magnetoresistance (LMR) was observed in nonmagnetic silver telluride films. The magnitude of the LMR is not simply dependent on T and H, for example, multi-peaks of ρ at low field and low temperature appear in the Ag-Te film. Because both of -Δρ/ρ and a transition from -Δρ/ρ to +Δρ/ρ exist in Ag-Te films, the magnetoresistance (MR) behavior of the Ag-Te film does not like the bulk Ag-Te, but likes the doped semiconductors. About -27% of LMR was observed at low field in the Ag-Te films, while it could be negligible in the doped semiconductors. The MR behavior in Ag-Te films is discussed by means of a formation of impurity bands in the films.