Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations have been studied in the gapless semico
nductors HgSe[Fe] and HgSe[Co] under hydrostatic pressure. It is shown
that in HgSe[Fe] an increase in pressure results in a decrease in the
electron density, which fits within the framework of the Kane model w
ith constant Fermi energy. In contrast, in HgSe[Co] the electron densi
ty is independent of the pressure, i.e., Fermi-levei pinning is absent
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