Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2002-05-28
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in JVSTB
Scientific paper
10.1116/1.1491991
In1-xMnxAs diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) thin films have been grown using metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE). Tricarbonyl(methylcyclopentadienyl)manganese was used as the Mn source. Nominally single-phase, epitaxial films were achieved with Mn content as high as x=0.14 using growth temperatures Tg>475 C. For lower growth temperatures and higher Mn concentrations, nanometer scale MnAs precipitates were detected within the In1-xMnxAs matrix. Magnetic properties of the films were investigated using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. Room-temperature ferromagnetic order was observed in a sample with x=0.1. Magnetization measurements indicated a Curie temperature of 333 K and a room-temperature saturation magnetization of 49 emu/cm^3. The remnant magnetization and the coercive field were small, with values of 10 emu/cm^3 and 400 Oe, respectively. A mechanism for this high-temperature ferromagnetism is discussed in light of the recent theory based on the formation of small clusters of a few magnetic atoms.
Blattner A. J.
Wessels Bruce W.
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