Modification of the Ferromagnetic Properties of Si{sub 1–x}Mn{sub x} Thin Films Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition with a Variation in the Buffer-Gas Pressure
- Institute of Laser and Information Technologies—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Center“Crystallography and Photonics”, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
- Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation)
- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” (Russian Federation)
- Moscow State University (Russian Federation)
A series of thin films of Si{sub 1–x}Mn{sub x} alloys with a thickness from 50 to 100 nm grown by pulsed laser deposition on an Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} substrate in vacuum and in an argon atmosphere is investigated. The significant effect of the buffer-gas pressure in the sputtering chamber on the structural and magnetic homogeneity of the obtained films is shown. The conditions for the formation of a ferromagnetic phase with a high Curie temperature (>300 K) in the samples are studied. With the use of the Langmuir probe method, the threshold of ablation of a MnSi target by second harmonic radiation (λ = 532 nm) of a Nd:YAG Q-switch laser is determined. The time-of-flight curves for the plume ions are obtained with a change in the energy density at the target and argon pressure in the sputtering chamber. A nonmonotonic dependence of the probe time-of-flight signal amplitude on the argon pressure is established for high-energy particles of the plume.
- OSTI ID:
- 22749726
- Journal Information:
- Semiconductors, Vol. 52, Issue 11; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7826
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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