Abstract
We present the room-temperature ferromagnetism in the (Ga,Mn)N films grown on n-type GaN templates by plasma-enhanced molecular beam epitaxy for semiconductor spintronic device applications. Despite of the possible interface effects between the (Ga,Mn)N layers and n-type GaN templates, the (Ga,Mn)N films were found to exhibit the ferromagnetic ordering above room temperature. The magnetic force microscopy identified the magnetic domains with the different magnetic orientations at room temperature, indicating the existence of the ferromagnetic long-range ordering. In Raman spectra, an additional peak at 578 cm -1 was observed, which is attributed to the local vibration of substitutional Mn in the (Ga,Mn)N lattice. Therefore, it is believed that the ferromagnetic ordering in (Ga,Mn)N is due to the carrier-mediated Ruderman-Kittle-Kasuya-Yosida interaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6289-6293 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 252 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 Jul 15 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (Grant No. 2003-2-0799). The authors are grateful to Dr. S.J. Oh at Korea Basic Science Institute for his assistance with SQUID magnetometer.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Surfaces and Interfaces