The study of high Curie temperature ferromagnetism properties in Mn-doped SiC thin film

Autor: Chaoyang Kang, Hongxin Cai, Xin Zhang, Jun Tang, Pengshou Xu, Ming Li, Haitao Zong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Results in Physics, Vol 5, Iss C, Pp 178-181 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2015.07.003
Popis: Mn-doped 3C-SiC film has been prepared onto the Si (111) substrate by employing a molecular beam epitaxy method. The experimental analysis establishes that the prepared sample shows the ferromagnetic property with a relatively high Curie temperature (Tc) of 355 K, which is an exciting phenomenon on account of the scarceness in the SiC-based diluted magnetic semiconductor. The analysis derived from the X-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopy patterns indicates that Mn atoms should react with Si atoms and then form Mn4Si7 compounds. Combined with the theoretical simulation, it is speculated that a new alloy phase of Mn4Si7Cx maybe appear, which should be responsible for the exceptionally high Tc ferromagnetic behavior in the sample.
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