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Emission of Spin-polarized Light in Nitride-based Spin LEDs with Room-temperature Ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)N Layer

상온 강자성 (Ga,Mn)N 박막을 이용한 질화물계 스핀 발광소자의 스핀편극된 빛의 발광

  • Published : 2005.11.01
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Abstract

We investigated the fabrication and characteristics of the nitride-based spin-polarized LEDs with room-temperature ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)N layer as a spin injection source. The (Ga,Mn)N thin films having room-temperature ferromagnetic ordering were found to exhibit the negative MR and anomalous Hall resistance up to room temperature, revealing the existence of spin-polarized electrons in (Ga,Mn)N films at room temperature. The electrical characteristics in the spin LEDs did not degraded in spite of the insertion of the (Ga,Mn)N layer into the LED structure. In EL spectra of the spin LEDs, it is confirmed that the devices produce intense EL emission at 7 K as well as room temperature. These results are expected to open up new opportunities to realize room-temperature operating semiconductor spintronic devices.

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