Effect of Annealing on Structural and Magnetic Properties of a Thick (Ga,Mn)As Layer

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2005-02-12
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Weinvestigateeffectsofannealingonmagneticpropertiesofathick(Ga,Mn)Aslayer,andfindadramaticincreaseoftheCurietemperaturefrom65to115Kbypostgrowthannealingfora500-nm(Ga,Mn)Aslayer.AugerelectronspectroscopymeasurementssuggestthattheincreaseoftheCurietemperatureismainlyduetodiffusionofMninterstitialtothefreesurface.Thedouble-crystalx-raydiffractionpatternsshowthatthelatticeconstantof(Ga,Mn)Asdecreaseswithincreasingannealingtemperature.Asaresult,theannealinginducedreductionofthelatticeconstantismainlyattributedtoremovalofMninterstitial.