离子注入法生长GaMnAs材料性质研究

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Ultrafast photo-induced turning of magnetization and its relaxation dynamics in GaMnAs

We report that, by linearly polarized pumping of different wavelengths, Kerr transients appear at zero magnetic field only in the case when GaMnAs samples are initialized at 3 K by first applying a 0.8 Tesla field and then returning to zero field. We find that, instead of magnetization precession, the near-band gap excitation induces a coherent out-of-plane turning of magnetization, which shows very long relaxation dynamics with no precession. When photon energy increases, the peak value of the Kerr transient increases, but it decays rapidly to the original slow transient seen under the near-band-gap excitation.

Dynamics of photo-enhanced magneto-crystalline anisotropy in diluted ferromagnetic GaMnAs

By chopping a pump beam in conventional time-resolved Kerr rotation (TRKR) experiments and measuring the time evolution of M-shaped "major" hysteresis loops of magnetic linear dichroism (Delta MLD = MLDpump-on MLDpump-off), the differential MLD signal in the presence and the absence of the pump beam, we studied the dynamics of photo-enhanced magneto-crystalline anisotropy, and found that its very long recovering time (much longer than 13 ns) might reflect the nature of the coherent coupling between photo-excited holes and localized spins in the d shell of manganese.

Study on Raman spectra of GaMnAs

Raman spectra of diluted magnetic semiconductor GaMnAs alloy were reported. The coupled plamon-LO-phonon ( CPLP) mode has LO-like polarization properties. With increasing Mn concentration, the CPLP mode shifts to low frequency. The hole density in the alloy was determined from the ratio of the intensity of the CPLP mode to that of the unscreened LO mode in the depletion layer. The hole density increases with the increase of the Mn composition. The Raman spectra of GaMnAs alloy were measured at different temperature. It is confirmed that the hole density in the alloy increases with the increase of the temperature.

Resonant tunneling of holes in GaMnAs-related double- barrier structures

Using the multiband quantum transmitting boundary method (MQTBM), hole resonant tunneling through AlGaAs/GaMnAs junctions is investigated theoretically. Because of band-edge splitting in the DMS layer, the current for holes with different spins are tuned in resonance at different biases. The bound levels of the "light" hole in the quantum well region turned out to be dominant in the tunneling channel for both "heavy" and "light" holes. The resonant tunneling structure can be used as a spin filter for holes for adjusting the Fermi energy and the thickness of the junctions.

Content analyses in GaMnAs by double-crystal X-ray diffraction

A model for analyzing point defects in compound crystals was improved. Based on this modified model, a method for measuring Mn content in GaMnAs was established. A technique for eliminating the zero-drift-error was also established in the experiments of X-ray diffraction. With these methods, the Mn content in GaMnAs single crystals fabricated by the ion-beam epitaxy system was analyzed.

GaMnAs的Raman光谱研究

报道了磁性半导体材料GaMnAs的拉曼光谱，发现其空穴等离子体激元与LO声子振动耦合形成的CPLP模具有类LO模的偏振特性．随着Mn组分的增加，CPLP模的拉曼频率红移，通过CPLP模与耗尽层中未屏蔽的LO模的强度比计算了合金中的空穴载流子浓度．发现空穴浓度随Mn组分的增加而迅速增加．测量了不同温度下GaMnAs合金的拉曼光谱,证实合金中空穴浓度随温度的增加而增加．

GaMnAs合金中等离子体激元-LO声子耦合模的拉曼光谱研究

理论分析了两种阻尼条件下重掺杂GaAs中的等离子体激元-LO声子耦合模，证实在小阻尼条件下耦合模的拉曼谱分为两支，而在大阻尼条件下只有一个耦合模可以被观测到。推导得到了只出现一个耦合模所需的最小阻尼的解析表达式。测量了Mn组分从2．6％到9％的GaMnAs合金的拉曼光谱。利用等离子体激元-LO声子耦合模理论进行了谱形拟合，得到了所测的GaMnAs合金中的空穴浓度。

用X射线双晶衍射方法测定GaMnAs组分

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Resonant tunneling of holes in GaMnAs-related double- barrier structures

Using the multiband quantum transmitting boundary method (MQTBM), hole resonant tunneling through AlGaAs/GaMnAs junctions is investigated theoretically. Because of band-edge splitting in the DMS layer, the current for holes with different spins are tuned in resonance at different biases. The bound levels of the "light" hole in the quantum well region turned out to be dominant in the tunneling channel for both "heavy" and "light" holes. The resonant tunneling structure can be used as a spin filter for holes for adjusting the Fermi energy and the thickness of the junctions.

Intrinsically limited critical temperatures of highly doped Ga1-xMnxAs thin films

Ga1-xMnxAs films with exceptionally high saturation magnetizations of approximate to 100 emu/cm(3) corresponding to effective Mn concentrations of x(eff)approximate to 0.10 still have a Curie temperature T-C smaller than 195 K contradicting mean-field predictions. The analysis of the critical exponent beta of the remnant magnetization-beta = 0.407(5)-in the framework of the models for disordered/amorphous ferromagnets suggests that this limit on T-C is intrinsic and due to the short range of the ferromagnetic interactions resulting from the small mean-free path of the holes. This result questions the perspective of room-temperature ferromagnetism in highly doped GaMnAs.

Raman scattering study on Ga1-xMnxAs prepared by Mn ions implantation, deposition and post-annealing

Raman scattering measurements have been performed in Ga1-xMnxAs crystals prepared by Mn ions implantation, deposition, and post-annealing. The Raman spectrum measured from the implanted surface of the sample shows some weak phonon modes in addition to GaAs-like phonon modes, where the GaAs-like LO and TO phonons are found to be shifted by approximately 4 and 2 cm(-1), respectively, in the lower frequency direction compared to those observed from the unimplanted surface of the sample. The weak vibrational modes observed are assigned to hausmannite Mn3O4 like. The coupled LO-phonon plasmon mode (CLOPM), and defects and As related vibrational modes caused by Mn ions implantation, deposition, and post-annealing are also observed. The compositional dependence of GaAs-like LO phonon frequency is developed for strained and unstrained conditions and then using the observed LOGaAs peak, the Mn composition is evaluated to be 0.034. Furthermore, by analyzing the intensity of CLOPM and unscreened LOGaAs phonon mode, the hole density is evaluated to be 1.84 x 10(18) cm(-3). (C) 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

The micro-magnetic structures of Mn+ ion-implanted GaSb

The micro-magnetic structures of Mn+ ion-implanted GaSb are studied using a magnetic force microscope (MFM). MFM images reveal that there are many magnetic domains with different magnetization directions in our samples. The magnetic domain structures and the magnetization direction of typical MFM patterns are analyzed by numeric simulation.

Room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductor MnxGa1-xSb

Ferromagnetic semiconductor MnxGa1-xSb single crystals were fabricated by Mn-ions implantation, deposition, and the post annealing. Magnetic hysteresis-loops in the MnxGa1-xSb single crystals were obtained at room temperature (300 K). The structure of the ferromagnetic semiconductor MnxGa1-xSb single crystal was analyzed by Xray diffraction. The distribution of carrier concentrations in MnxGa1-xSb was investigated by electrochemical capacitance-voltage profiler. The content of Mn in MnxGa1-xSb varied gradually from x = 0.09 near the surface to x = 0 in the wafer inner analyzed by X-ray diffraction. Electrochemical capacitance-voltage profiler reveals that the concentration of p-type carriers in MnxGa1-xSb is as high as 1 X 10(21) cm(-3), indicating that most of the Mn atoms in MnxGa1-xSb take the site of Ga, and play a role of acceptors.

(Ga, Mn, As)/GaAs的发光谱

利用低能双离子束外延技术，在400 ℃条件下生长样品（Ga, Mn, As）/GaAs。样品光致发光谱出现三个峰，即1.5042eV处的GaAs激子峰、1.4875eV处的弱碳峰和低能侧的一宽发光带。宽发光带的中心位置在1.35eV附近，半宽约0.1eV在840 ℃条件下对样品进行退火处理，退火后的谱结构类似退火前，但激子峰和碳杂质峰的峰位分别移至1.5066eV和1.4894eV，同时低能侧的宽发光带的强度大大增加。这一宽发射的来源还不清楚，原因可能是体内杂质和缺陷形成杂质带，生成Mn_2As新相，Mn占Ga位或形成GaMnAs合金。