In situ annealing of III1-xMnxV ferromagnetic semiconductors

Xinyu Liu, Seul Ki Bac, Pitambar Sapkota, Cameron Gorsak, Xiang Li, Sining Dong, Sanghoon Lee, Sylwia Ptasinska, Jacek K. Furdyna, Margaret Dobrowolska

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Abstract

A systematic study of low temperature (LT) annealing III1-xMnxV of (Ga1-xMnxAs and Ga1-xMnxAs1-yPy) thin films in situ with different capping layers (Se, Te, or As) was carried out without exposure to the atmosphere. Experimental results show that a correct in situ annealing approach can lead to significant increases of the Curie temperature, carrier concentration, and magnetic moment, similar to the ex situ LT-annealing experiments achieved in earlier studies. Moreover, this approach allowed us to successfully deposit high-quality semiconductor layers on top of such in situ annealed films, demonstrating great potential for designing high quality III1-xMnxV-based multilayers for spintronic applications optimized by the benefits of the LT-annealing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number02D102
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Mar 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the NSF Grant No. DMR14-00432, Basic Science Research Program through the NRF of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education (No. 2015R1D1A1A01056614), and a grant from Korea University. P.S. and S.P. acknowledge the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under the Award No. DE-FC02-04ER15533 (No. NDRL No. 5200).

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© 2018 Author(s).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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