Abstract
Ge0.94Mn0.06 nanocolumn thin film is a unique phase of GeMn diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) which exhibit Curie temperature (TC) > 400 K. The multilayers of Ge0.94Mn0.06 nanocolumns separated by nano-scaled spacers represent great interests for spintronic applications, such as spin valves or giant magneto-resistance (GMR) multilayers. In this article, we present the results obtained from the preliminary study on the exchange coupling in two types of GeMn nanocolumn/Ge multilayers. All the samples have been grown using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer has been used to determine the magnetic properties of the samples. In the multilayer system Ge/[Ge0.94Mn0.06(40 nm)/Ge(d nm)]9/Ge0.94Mn0.06(40 nm)/Ge, no exchange coupling can be observed. Inversely, exchange coupling between the layers exists and depends on the thickness of the Ge spacers for the GeMn nanocolumns/Ge multilayer spin valve systems. The exchange coupling in the nanocolumns multilayer systems has been shown to be complex due to the leakage field induced by neighboring nanocolumns and the magnetic anisotropy of nanocolumns.
Highlights
The discovery of giant magneto-resistance (GMR) in metallic multilayers by A
Ge0.94Mn0.06 nanocolumn thin film is a unique phase of GeMn diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) which exhibit Curie temperature (TC) > 400 K
We present the results obtained from the preliminary study on the exchange coupling in two types of GeMn nanocolumn/Ge multilayers
Summary
The discovery of giant magneto-resistance (GMR) in metallic multilayers by A. In the study of the exchange coupling between ferromagnetic layers, the separating layer (latter called spacer) plays a very important role, because the nature, the length and the energy of the coupling strongly depend on this one Most studies in this field have focused on the coupling between ferromagnetic layers through a non-magnetic and generally metallic layer. For this type of spacer, several theoretical models have been suggested in order to explain the origin of the exchange coupling when it exists [3] [4] [5]. We preliminarily study the coupling in GeMn nanocolumns/Ge multilayers and will explain in a very simple and rather intuitive way the first magnetic results obtained
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