Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2010-04-22
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages, 16 figures, 4 tables
Scientific paper
Structural and magnetic properties of GaAs thin films with embedded MnAs nanoclusters were investigated as function of the annealing temperature and layers composition. The presence of two kinds of nanoclusters with different dimensions and structure were detected. The fraction of Mn atoms in each kind of cluster was estimated from the extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis. This analysis ruled out the possibility of the existence of nanoclusters containing a hypothetic MnAs cubic compound - only (Mn,Ga)As cubic clusters were detected. Change of the layer strain from the compressive to tensile was related to the fraction of zinc blende and hexagonal inclusions. Thus the zinc blende inclusions introduce much larger strain than hexagonal ones. The explanation of observed thermal induced strain changes of the layers from the compressive to tensile is proposed. The magnetic properties of the samples were consistent with structural study results. Their showed that in sample containing solely cubic (Mn,Ga)As inclusions Mn ions inside the inclusions are still ferromagnetically coupled, even at room temperature. This fact can be explained by existence in these clusters of GaMnAs solid solution with content of Mn higher than 15 % as was found in theoretical calculations.
Bak-Misiuk J.
Barcz A.
Caliebe W.
Dluzewski Piotr
Domagala Jarek Z.
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