Atomic moments in Mn2CoAl thin films analyzed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
Abstract
Spin gapless semiconductors are known to be strongly affected by structural disorder when grown epitaxially as thin films. The magnetic properties of Mn2CoAl thin films grown on GaAs (001) substrates are investigated here as a function of annealing. This study investigates the atomic-specific magnetic moments of Mn and Co atoms measured through X-ray magnetic circular dichroism as a function of annealing and the consequent structural ordering. Results indicate that the structural distortion mainly affects the Mn atoms as seen by the reduction of the magnetic moment from its predicted value.
- Authors:
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- Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174115
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-107537-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979; JAPIAU; TRN: US1500487
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 116; Journal Issue: 21; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; magnetic moments; magnetic annealing; coal; magnetic films; thin film growth
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Jamer, M. E., Assaf, B. A., Sterbinsky, G. E., Arena, D. A., and Heiman, D. Atomic moments in Mn2CoAl thin films analyzed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4903771.
Jamer, M. E., Assaf, B. A., Sterbinsky, G. E., Arena, D. A., & Heiman, D. Atomic moments in Mn2CoAl thin films analyzed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903771
Jamer, M. E., Assaf, B. A., Sterbinsky, G. E., Arena, D. A., and Heiman, D. Fri .
"Atomic moments in Mn2CoAl thin films analyzed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903771. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174115.
@article{osti_1174115,
title = {Atomic moments in Mn2CoAl thin films analyzed by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism},
author = {Jamer, M. E. and Assaf, B. A. and Sterbinsky, G. E. and Arena, D. A. and Heiman, D.},
abstractNote = {Spin gapless semiconductors are known to be strongly affected by structural disorder when grown epitaxially as thin films. The magnetic properties of Mn2CoAl thin films grown on GaAs (001) substrates are investigated here as a function of annealing. This study investigates the atomic-specific magnetic moments of Mn and Co atoms measured through X-ray magnetic circular dichroism as a function of annealing and the consequent structural ordering. Results indicate that the structural distortion mainly affects the Mn atoms as seen by the reduction of the magnetic moment from its predicted value.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4903771},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 21,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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