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The role of Mn in Bi2-xMnxTe3 topological insulator: Structural, compositional, magnetic, and weak anti-localization property analysis

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Bi2Te3 is one of the favorite materials in material-science community due to its well-known topological and thermoelectric properties. In this paper, we have explored the influence of magnetic (Mn) do** on structural, compositional, and magneto-electric transport properties of host Bi2Te3. Bi2-xMnxTe3 (where x = 0, 0.05, and 0.25) has been prepared using the programmable heat treatment of vacuum-sealed precursors. XRD profiles along with Rietveld refinement infer that, most of the doped-Mn atoms substitute Bi-sites and few Mn-atoms take interstitial positions in host Bi2Te3. This phenomenon is also supported by the XPS and HR-TEM study. The magnetic analysis establishes that the nature of magnetism changes from diamagnetic to paramagnetic with the increment of Mn-content. However, there exists Griffith phase at low temperatures in the paramagnetic background. Electrical transport indicates the preservation of hostʼs metallic nature for low Mn-do**; however, an anomaly in \({\uprho }_{\mathrm{xx}}\) –T plot at 100 K is noticed for high Mn-do**, which justifies the influence of magnetic dopants in electron transport. Importantly, this magnetic do** has a strong impact on hostʼs quantum-transport, as there exists a gradual transformation of hostʼs weak anti-localization (WAL) effect into quadratic as well as fluctuating nature in the magneto-conductance (MC) study.

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We gratefully acknowledge the technical and support stuff of Central Research Facility (CRF)-IIT Kharagpur for providing us the VSM, XPS, SEM, Transport, and XRD measurement facilities. We would also like to thank Dr. Biswarup Satpati, Prof. of the Surface Physics & Material Science Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata-700064, India, for his valuable support and permission for the use of HR-TEM facility.

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The 1st author NSK designed the problems after getting interest in quantum phenomena of topological insulators, and performed the growth, characterization, and scientific-analysis. The 2nd author, SB helped to perform magneto-transport characterization as well as the analysis. The 3rd author, SG helped in writing and presenting the manuscript. The 4th author, TS performed the HR-TEM measurement and helped the 1st author to interpret the HR-TEM analysis. The corresponding author, Dr. AKD supervised the whole project and supported in the conceptual discussions. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kander, N.S., Biswas, S., Guchhait, S. et al. The role of Mn in Bi2-xMnxTe3 topological insulator: Structural, compositional, magnetic, and weak anti-localization property analysis. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1198 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10620-6

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