Low-temperature magnetotransport behaviors of heavily Mn-doped (Ga,Mn)As films with high ferromagnetic transition temperature

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作者
Chen, L. [1 ]
Yan, S. [1 ]
Xu, P. F. [1 ]
Lu, J. [1 ]
Wang, W. Z. [1 ]
Deng, J. J. [1 ]
Qian, X. [1 ]
Ji, Y. [1 ]
Zhao, J. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, State Key Lab Superlattices & Microstruct, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
annealing; Curie temperature; doping profiles; electrical resistivity; ferromagnetic materials; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; galvanomagnetic effects; hopping conduction; III-V semiconductors; manganese compounds; semiconductor doping; semiconductor thin films; semimagnetic semiconductors; SEMICONDUCTORS;
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10.1063/1.3259821
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We report the low-temperature magnetotransport behaviors of (Ga,Mn)As films with the nominal Mn concentration x larger than 10%. The ferromagnetic transition temperature T-C can be enhanced to 191 K after postgrowth annealing (Ga,Mn)As with x=20%. The temperature T-m, corresponding to the resistivity minimum in the curve of resistivity versus temperature at temperature below T-C, depends on Mn concentration, annealing condition, and magnetic field. Moreover, we find that the variable-range hopping may be the main conductive mechanism when temperature is lower than T-m.
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