Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties

Magnetic semiconductors have attracted extensive attention due to their novel physical properties as well as the potential applications in future spintronics devices. Over the past decade, tremendous efforts have been made in the diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) system, with many controversies...

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Main Authors: Ying Jiang, Yong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/726921
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description Magnetic semiconductors have attracted extensive attention due to their novel physical properties as well as the potential applications in future spintronics devices. Over the past decade, tremendous efforts have been made in the diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) system, with many controversies disentangled but many puzzles unsolved as well. Here in this paper, we summarize recent experimental results in the growth, microstructure and magnetic properties of Ge-based DMSs (mainly Ge1-xMnx), which have been comprehensively researched owing to their compatibility with Si microelectronics. Growth conditions of high-quality, defect-free, and magnetic Ge1-xMnx bulks, thin films, ordered arrays, quantum dots, and nanowires are discussed in detail.
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spelling doaj-art-05826ecbb56d403bb11e9e1a4e96f75c2025-08-20T02:02:58ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422012-01-01201210.1155/2012/726921726921Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic PropertiesYing Jiang0Yong Wang1Center of Electron Microscopy and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCenter of Electron Microscopy and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaMagnetic semiconductors have attracted extensive attention due to their novel physical properties as well as the potential applications in future spintronics devices. Over the past decade, tremendous efforts have been made in the diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) system, with many controversies disentangled but many puzzles unsolved as well. Here in this paper, we summarize recent experimental results in the growth, microstructure and magnetic properties of Ge-based DMSs (mainly Ge1-xMnx), which have been comprehensively researched owing to their compatibility with Si microelectronics. Growth conditions of high-quality, defect-free, and magnetic Ge1-xMnx bulks, thin films, ordered arrays, quantum dots, and nanowires are discussed in detail.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/726921
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title Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties
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title_fullStr Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties
title_full_unstemmed Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties
title_short Mn-Rich Nanostructures in Ge1-xMnx: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Magnetic Properties
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