研究目的
Investigating the effects of GexSi1-x virtual substrate (VS) on the microstructure and ferromagnetism of Mn0.06Ge0.94 quantum dots (QDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy.
研究成果
MnGe QDs grown on GexSi1-x VS exhibit significant ferromagnetism with a Curie temperature above 220 K, attributed to the intrinsic MnGe DMS phase. Increasing the Ge composition x in GexSi1-x VS enhances the ferromagnetism of QDs, suggesting a method to modulate and enhance ferromagnetism in DMS materials.
研究不足
The study is limited by the potential formation of intermetallic precipitates of Mn and Ge in thin films due to low Mn solubility in Ge, which may affect the ferromagnetic properties. Additionally, the exact Mn composition in QDs is hard to determine accurately due to large errors in repeated experiments.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
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2:06Ge94 QDs were grown on Si substrate or GexSi1-x VS by molecular beam epitaxy to study the modulation of ferromagnetic properties by VS. Sample Selection and Data Sources:
p-Si (001) substrates were used, with GexSi1-x VS layers of different thicknesses and Ge compositions.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Solid source molecular beam epitaxy system (Riber SSC), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) mapping, synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (XRD), superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
After chemical cleaning and thermal desorption, Si buffer layers and GexSi1-x VS layers were deposited, followed by MnGe QDs growth and Si capping layer deposition.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Microstructural characterization by HRTEM, EDS mapping, and XRD; magnetic measurements by SQUID magnetometer.
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