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In掺杂对磁性半导体Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As中铁磁序的调控

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.73.20231949

Manipulation of ferromagnetic ordering in magnetic semiconductor Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As by In doping

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.73.20231949
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  • 磁性半导体中磁矩受载流子调控形成有序态, 但其机制尚存在着争议. 本文利用高温固相反应法, 通过(Zn2+, In3+)替换, 即In3+占据Zn2+的晶格位置, 在p型块状磁性半导体Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As中引入n型载流子, 成功合成了一系列Li1.05(Zn0.925–y, Mn0.075, Iny)As (y = 0, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1)新材料. 在保持Mn掺杂浓度为7.5%不变时, 仍可在所有In掺杂的样品中观察到铁磁转变. 随着In掺杂浓度的增大, 其居里温度被不断压制. 样品的电阻率随着In掺杂浓度的增大而逐渐增大. 实验结果表明, 随着In的掺杂, Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As中原有的p型载流子被部分抵消, 导致总载流子浓度降低, 反映了n型载流子对Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As中铁磁序的压制作用, 同时也验证了载流子对磁性半导体中铁磁序的重要影响.

     

    Magnetic semiconductors (MSs) that can manipulate both spin degree of freedom and charge degree of freedom have become an important research field in semiconductor spintronics. In recent years, a new series of bulk form MSs, which are iso-structure to the iron-based superconductors were reported. In these new materials, spins and carriers are separately introduced, and can be precisely manipulated. Li(Zn, Mn)As with TC ~50 K is the first bulk MS with spins and charges separated. The Li(Zn, Mn)As has p-type carriers, which is in contradiction with the theoretical calculation results by Mašek et al., who claimed that doping extra Li will induce n-type carriers. So, it is necessary to study the formation reason of hole carriers in Li(Zn, Mn)As and their effect on ferromagnetic ordering. In this work, a series of Li1.05(Zn0.925–y, Mn0.075, Iny)As (y = 0, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1) new materials are successfully synthesized by introducing n-type carriers into the p-type bulk MS Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As through (Zn2+, In3+) substitution. Magnetization measurements reveal that all the samples still maintain a ferromagnetic transition signal similar to MS Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As, and the Curie temperature TC is obviously suppressed with the increase of In-doping concentration. Clear hysteresis loops demonstrate the ferromagnetic ordering state. The resistivity increases gradually with the increase of In-doping concentration. Our results show that the (Zn2+, In3+) substitution successfully introduces n-type carriers into Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As, and the original p-type carriers in Li1.05(Zn0.925, Mn0.075)As, which are partial neutralized, resulting in the decrease of p-type carrier concentrations, which obviously suppresses the ferromagnetic ordering of Li(Zn, Mn)As. It reflects the important roles played by carriers in forming ferromagnetic ordering in MS materials. The fabrication of Li1.05(Zn0.925–y, Mn0.075, Iny)As material gives us a better understanding of the mechanism of ferromagnetic ordering in Li(Zn, Mn)As, and these results will be helpful in searching for more novel magnetic semiconductor materials.

     

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