Optical and Magnetic Properties of PbTe(Ni)

Far-infrared and magnetic properties of Ni doped PbTe ($Z_Ni$ = 1× $10^{19}$ at./$cm^{3}$) single crystal are investigated in a broad range of temperature and magnetic fields. Far-infrared reflection spectra were analyzed using a fitting procedure based on the modified plasmon-two phonon interaction model. Together with the strong plasmon-two longitudinal optical phonon coupling we obtained a local mode of Ni at about 180 $cm^{-1}$. This mode intensity depends on temperature. Magnetic measurements shows that PbTe alloys doped with Ni reveals weak ferromagnetic interaction between magnetic ions.