Electron-induced stabilization of ferromagnetism in GaGdN

Details Electron-induced stabilization of ferromagnetism in GaGdN Electron-induced stabilization of ferromagnetism in GaGdN

2005-07-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0507257v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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10.1103/PhysRevB.72.115201

Using {\it ab initio} band structure calculations and symmetry arguments, we show that the magnetic property of Ga$_{1-x}$Gd$_x$N is drastically different from TM-doped GaN. The coupling between Gd atoms in the alloy is antiferromagnetic, but the ferromagnetic phase can be stabilized by introducing electrons. Furthermore, we propose a model that may explain the recently observed colossal magnetic moments in this system, based on the polarization of donor electrons.

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