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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2009.19.3.085

Formation of Ferromagnetic Ge3Mn5 Phase in MBE-grown Polycrystalline Ge1-xMnx Thin Films  

Lim, Hyeong-Kyu (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Anh, Tran Thi Lan (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Yu, Sang-Soo (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Baek, Kui-Jong (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Ihm, Young-Eon (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Do-Jin (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Hyo-Jin (School of Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Chang-Soo (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
Abstract
Magnetic phases of polycrystalline $Ge_{1-x}Mn_x$ thin films were studied. The $Ge_{1-x}Mn_x$ thin films were grown at $400^{\circ}C$ by using a molecular beam epitaxy. The $Ge_{1-x}Mn_x$thin films were p-type and electrical resistivities were $4.0{\times}10^{-2}{\sim}1.5{\times}10^{-4}ohm-cm$. Based on the analysis of magnetic characteristics and microstructures, it was concluded that the ferromagnetic phase formed on the $Ge_{1-x}Mn_x/SiO_2$/Si(100) thin films was $Ge_3Mn_5$ phase which has about 310 K of Curie temperature. Moreover, the $Ge_{1-x}Mn_x$ thin film which had $Ge_3Mn_5$ phase showed the negative magnetoresistance to be about 9% at 20 K when the magnetic field of 9 T was applied.
Keywords
spintronic materials; Ge-Mn compounds; magnetoresistance; magnetic phase;
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