Mn solid solutions in self-assembled Ge/Si (001) quantum dot heterostructures
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904 (United States)
- Institut Nanosciences et Cryogenie/SP2M, CEA-UJF, F-38054 Grenoble (France)
Heteroepitaxial Ge{sub 0.98}Mn{sub 0.02} quantum dots (QDs) on Si (001) were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The standard Ge wetting layer-hut-dome-superdome sequence was observed, with no indicators of second phase formation in the surface morphology. We show that Mn forms a dilute solid solution in the Ge quantum dot layer, and a significant fraction of the Mn partitions into a sparse array of buried, Mn-enriched silicide precipitates directly underneath a fraction of the Ge superdomes. The magnetic response from the ultra-thin film indicates the absence of robust room temperature ferromagnetism, perhaps due to anomalous intermixing of Si into the Ge quantum dots.
- OSTI ID:
- 22089592
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 101, Issue 24; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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