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Title: Interplay between strain, quantum confinement, and ferromagnetism in strained ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As thin films

Abstract

We systematically investigated the influence of strain on the electronic structure and ferromagnetism of (In,Fe)As thin films. It is found that while the shift of the critical point energies of compressive-strained (In,Fe)As layers grown on (In{sub 1−y},Ga{sub y})As (y = 0.05, 0.1) buffer layers can be explained by the hydrostatic deformation effect (HDE) alone, those of tensile-strained (In,Fe)As layers grown on (Ga{sub 1−z},Al{sub z})Sb (z = 0, 0.5, 1) buffer layers can be explained by the combination of HDE and the quantum confinement effect (QCE). The Curie temperature T{sub C} of the (In,Fe)As layers strongly depends on the strain, and shows a maximum for the (In,Fe)As layer grown on a GaSb buffer layer. The strain dependence of T{sub C} can be explained by the s-d exchange mechanism taking into account HDE and QCE.

Authors:
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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22261564
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 14; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; CURIE POINT; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERROMAGNETISM; GALLIUM ANTIMONIDES; LAYERS; STRAINS; THIN FILMS

Citation Formats

Sasaki, Daisuke, Anh, Le Duc, Nam Hai, Pham, and Tanaka, Masaaki. Interplay between strain, quantum confinement, and ferromagnetism in strained ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As thin films. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4870970.
Sasaki, Daisuke, Anh, Le Duc, Nam Hai, Pham, & Tanaka, Masaaki. Interplay between strain, quantum confinement, and ferromagnetism in strained ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As thin films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870970
Sasaki, Daisuke, Anh, Le Duc, Nam Hai, Pham, and Tanaka, Masaaki. 2014. "Interplay between strain, quantum confinement, and ferromagnetism in strained ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As thin films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870970.
@article{osti_22261564,
title = {Interplay between strain, quantum confinement, and ferromagnetism in strained ferromagnetic semiconductor (In,Fe)As thin films},
author = {Sasaki, Daisuke and Anh, Le Duc and Nam Hai, Pham and Tanaka, Masaaki},
abstractNote = {We systematically investigated the influence of strain on the electronic structure and ferromagnetism of (In,Fe)As thin films. It is found that while the shift of the critical point energies of compressive-strained (In,Fe)As layers grown on (In{sub 1−y},Ga{sub y})As (y = 0.05, 0.1) buffer layers can be explained by the hydrostatic deformation effect (HDE) alone, those of tensile-strained (In,Fe)As layers grown on (Ga{sub 1−z},Al{sub z})Sb (z = 0, 0.5, 1) buffer layers can be explained by the combination of HDE and the quantum confinement effect (QCE). The Curie temperature T{sub C} of the (In,Fe)As layers strongly depends on the strain, and shows a maximum for the (In,Fe)As layer grown on a GaSb buffer layer. The strain dependence of T{sub C} can be explained by the s-d exchange mechanism taking into account HDE and QCE.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4870970},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22261564}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 14,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}