Temperature Dependence of the Entropy and Magnetic Moment of Landau-Quantized Dichalcogenide Carriers in a Strong Magnetic Field

Abstract

This work addresses the temperature dependence of the statistical thermodynamic functions of the Group VI Dichalcogenides in a quantizing magnetic field. These functions include the grand partition function, the ordinary partition function, the Helmholtz Free Energy and the entropy: Their dependencies on temperature and magnetic field strength are carefully examined, particularly in the degenerate regime and the approach to zero temperature, also in the nondegenerate regime. The joint dependence on magnetic field and temperature is also examined in the Dichalcogenide magnetic moment in both statistical regimes.