In situ annealing of III1-xMnxV ferromagnetic semiconductors

Xinyu Liu; Seul Ki Bac; Pitambar Sapkota; Cameron Gorsak; Xiang Li; Sining Dong; Sang Hoon Lee; Sylwia Ptasinska; Jacek K. Furdyna; Margaret Dobrowolska

doi:10.1116/1.5014983

In situ annealing of III_1-xMn_xV ferromagnetic semiconductors

Xinyu Liu, Seul Ki Bac, Pitambar Sapkota, Cameron Gorsak, Xiang Li, Sining Dong, Sang Hoon Lee, Sylwia Ptasinska, Jacek K. Furdyna, Margaret Dobrowolska

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A systematic study of low temperature (LT) annealing III_1-xMn_xV of (Ga_1-xMn_xAs and Ga_1-xMn_xAs_1-yP_y) thin films in situ with different capping layers (Se, Te, or As) was carried out without exposure to the atmosphere. Experimental results show that a correct in situ annealing approach can lead to significant increases of the Curie temperature, carrier concentration, and magnetic moment, similar to the ex situ LT-annealing experiments achieved in earlier studies. Moreover, this approach allowed us to successfully deposit high-quality semiconductor layers on top of such in situ annealed films, demonstrating great potential for designing high quality III_1-xMn_xV-based multilayers for spintronic applications optimized by the benefits of the LT-annealing.

Original language	English
Article number	02D102
Journal	Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5014983
Publication status	Published - 2018 Mar 1

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Liu, X., Bac, S. K., Sapkota, P., Gorsak, C., Li, X., Dong, S., Lee, S. H., Ptasinska, S., Furdyna, J. K., & Dobrowolska, M. (2018). In situ annealing of III_1-xMn_xV ferromagnetic semiconductors. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics, 36(2), [02D102]. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5014983

In situ annealing of III_1-xMn_xV ferromagnetic semiconductors. / Liu, Xinyu; Bac, Seul Ki; Sapkota, Pitambar; Gorsak, Cameron; Li, Xiang; Dong, Sining; Lee, Sang Hoon; Ptasinska, Sylwia; Furdyna, Jacek K.; Dobrowolska, Margaret.

In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics, Vol. 36, No. 2, 02D102, 01.03.2018.

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