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Title: What is the valence of Mn in Ga1-xMnxN?

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY (United States)

We investigate the current debate on the Mn valence in Ga1-xMnxN, a diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMS) with a potentially high Curie temperature. From a first-principles Wannier-function analysis, we unambiguously find the Mn valence to be close to 2+ (d5), but in a mixed spin configuration with average magnetic moments of 4μB. By integrating out high-energy degrees of freedom differently, we further derive for the first time from first-principles two low-energy pictures that reflect the intrinsic dual nature of the doped holes in the DMS: (1) an effective d4 picture ideal for local physics, and (2) an effective d5 picture suitable for extended properties. In the latter, our results further reveal a few novel physical effects, and pave the way for future realistic studies of magnetism. Our study not only resolves one of the outstanding key controversies of the field, but also exemplifies the general need for multiple effective descriptions to account for the rich low-energy physics in many-body systems in general.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-98CH10886; SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1225424
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1225231; OSTI ID: 1240596
Report Number(s):
BNL-111797-2016-JA; PRLTAO
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 115, Issue 19; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 11 works
Citation information provided by
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