Abstract
The effects of Mn delta-doping on the magnetic properties of (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin films grown on GaN buffer layers by molecular-beam epitaxy were studied. The magnetization curve as a function of the magnetic field as 5 K indicated that ferromagnetisms existed in the Mn delta-doped (Ga1-x Mnx) N and (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin films and that the magnetization in the Mn delta-doped (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin film was significantly enhanced. The magnetization curve as a function of the temperature showed that the Curie temperature of the Mn delta-doped (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin film was estimated to be above room temperature. The increase of the magnetization in the Mn delta-doped (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin film in comparison with that in the (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin film was attributed to the enhancement of the carrier-mediated ferromagnetism due to increased hole concentrations. The theoretical results showed that Ga vacancies near the Mn delta-doping layer were likely to cause p -type conductance, indicating that the enhancement of the magnetic properties in (Ga1-x Mnx) N thin films originated from Mn delta doping.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 092501 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - 29 Aug 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the Quantum-functional Semiconductor Research Center at Dongguk University. Two of the authors (J.K. and K.J.C.), are also supported by the MOST through the Grant No. M1-0213-04-0001.