• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2002년도 동계연구발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.148-149
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• 2002

In recent years, semiconductor spintronics has been rapidly developing due to potential device applications, in which the spin of charge carriers (electrons or holes) provides novel functionalities to carry signals and process information. Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) are well known to exhibit intriguing properties such as carrier-mediated ferromagnetism and spin-dependent transport resulting from the coupling between the charge transport states and the magnetic moments (spin) [1-3]. (omitted)

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 유기절연재료 전자세라믹 방전플라즈마 연구회
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• pp.143-147
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• 2001

Ferromagnetism in manganese compound semiconductors open prospects for tailoring magnetic and spin-related phenomena in semiconductors with a precision specific to III-V compounds. Also it addresses a question about the origin of the magnetic interactions that lead to a Curie temperature(Tc) as high as 110 K for a manganese concentration of just 5%. Zener's model of ferromagnetism, originally suggested for transition metals in 1950, can explain Tc of $Ga_{1-x}Mn_x$ As and that of its IT-VI counterpart $Zn_{1-x}Mn_x$ Te and is used to predict materials with Tc exceeding room temperature, an important step toward semiconductor electronics that use both charge and spin. In this article, we present not only the experimental result but calculated Curie temperature by RKKY interaction. The problem in making III-V semiconductor has been the low solubility of magnetic elements, such as manganese, in the compound, since the magnetic effects are roughly proportional to the concentration of the magnetic ions. Low solubility of magnetic elements was overcome by low-temperature nonequilibrium MBE{molecular beam epitaxy) growth, and ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As was realized. Magnetotransport measurements revealed that the magnetic transition temperature can be as high as 110 K for a small manganese concentration.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2006

We present the structural, magnetic, and electrical properties in the (Al,Mn)N films with various Mn concentrations grown by plasma-enhanced molecular beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the (Al,Mn)N films have the wurtzite structure without secondary phases. All (Al,Mn)N films showed the ferromagnetic ordering. Particularly, ($Al_{1-x}Mn_{x}$)N film with x = 0.028 exhibited the highest magnetic moment per Mn atom at room temperature. Since all the films exhibit the insulating characteristics, the origin of ferromagnetism in (Al,Mn)N might be attributed to either indirect exchange interaction caused by virtual electron excitations from Mn acceptor level to the valence band within the samples or a percolation of bound magnetic polarons arisen from exchange interaction of localized carriers with magnetic impurities in a low carrier density regime.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.595-599
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• 2004

We investigated the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of Mn-doped $CuAlO_2$ delafossite ceramics ($CuAl_{1-x}Mn_{x}O_2,\;0\le\;x\;\le0.05$), synthesized by solid-state reaction method in an air atmosphere at a sintering temperature of $1150^{\circ}C$. The solubility limit of Mn ions in delafossite $CuAlO_2$ was found to be as low as about 3 $mol\%$. Positive Hall coefficient and the temperature dependence of conductivity established that non-doped $CuAlO_2$ ceramic is a variable-range hopping p-type semiconductor. It was found that the Mn-doping in $CuAlO_2$ rapidly reduced the hole concentration and conductivity, indicating compensation of free holes. The analysis of the magnetization data provided an evidence that antiferromagnetic superexchange interaction is the dominant mechanism of the exchange coupling between Mn ions in $CuAl_{1-x}Mn_{x}O$ alloy, leading to an almost paramagnetic behavior in this alloy.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2002년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.62.2-62
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• 2002

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.63-63
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• 2002

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.178-181
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• 2006

본 연구에선는 수직 Bridgman 법으로 묽은 자성 반도체 $Si_{1-x}Mn_xTe_{1.5} $ 단결정을 성장시켜 Mn의 조성비 변화에 따른 광학적, 전지적, 그리고 자기적 특성을 조사하였다. X-선 회절 실험으로부터 육방정계(hexagonal) 구조임을 확인하였다. 광흡수 측정으로부터 에너지 띠 간격은 조성비 x와 온도 증가에 대하여 감소함을 보였다. 성장시킨 시료의 경우 강자성 특성을 나타내었으며, Curie 온도는 80K 이상이었다. Mn의 조성비가 증가함에 따라 평균 자기 모멘트와 보자력 값은 증가하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 비약적으로 발전하고 있는 반도체 소자가 요구하는 새로운 특성을 가진 신소재의 개발에 부응하여, 최근 세계적으로 많은 연구가 되고 있는 spintronics에 사용되는 화합물 자성반도체 박막에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 사용되는 GaMnAs 자성반도체 박막은 기존의 III-V족 화합물 반도체 소자에 적용이 쉽고, 그 응용범위가 넓어 앞으로의 전망이 매우 밝은 새로운 화합물 반도체라고 할 수 있다. 그러나 이런 GaMnAs 자성반도체 박막의 경우 현재까지 자성 특성을 나타내는 Curie 온도가 매우 저온에서만 나타나며, 또한 성장 조건에 따라 그 특성이 매우 달라지는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 GaMnAs 자성반도체 박막을 성장시키기 위한 최적조건과 자성특성을 향상시키기 위한 실험을 수행하였다.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2012년도 임시총회 및 하계학술연구발표회
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• pp.79-79
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• 2012

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2003년도 하계학술연구발표회 및 한.일 공동심포지엄
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• pp.266-267
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• 2003

The most distinguishing character of diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) is a strong interaction between sp-carriers and localized d-spins (sp-d exchange interaction). Recently many "room-temperature (RT) ferromagnetic DMS" have been reported. However, it should be noted that their sp-d exchange interactions have not been confirmed yet. The lack of a clear evidence of the sp-d exchange interaction causes the controversy on the origin of the observed ferromagnetism. For the detection of the sp-d exchange interaction, magneto-optical spectroscopy such as a magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) measurement is the most powerful tool. By using the MCD spectroscopy, we have shown the sp-d exchange interactions in Zn$_{l-x}$Cr$_{x}$Te. Recently, we have obtained the RT ferromagnetism in a Zn$_{l-x}$Cr$_{x}$Te (x = 0.20) film.0) film.