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Schliemann, John ; König, Jürgen ; Hsiu-Hau, Lin ; MacDonald, A. H.

Limits on the Curie temperature of (III,Mn)V ferromagnetic semiconductors

Schliemann, John, König, Jürgen, Hsiu-Hau, Lin and MacDonald, A. H. (2001) Limits on the Curie temperature of (III,Mn)V ferromagnetic semiconductors. Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, p. 1550.

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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.28260


Abstract

Mean-field-theory predicts that the Curie temperature Tc of a (III,Mn)V ferromagnet will be proportional to the valence band density-of-states of its host (III,V) semiconductor, suggesting a route toward room-temperature ferromagnetism in this materials class. In this letter, we use theoretical estimates of spin-wave energies and Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate that long-wavelength ...

Mean-field-theory predicts that the Curie temperature Tc of a (III,Mn)V ferromagnet will be proportional to the valence band density-of-states of its host (III,V) semiconductor, suggesting a route toward room-temperature ferromagnetism in this materials class. In this letter, we use theoretical estimates of spin-wave energies and Monte Carlo simulations to demonstrate that long-wavelength collective fluctuations, neglected by mean-field theory, will limit the critical temperature in large density-of-states materials. We discuss implications for high Tc searches.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleAppl. Phys. Lett.
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
Volume:78
Page Range:p. 1550
Date1 January 2001
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Grifoni > Group John Schliemann
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10.1063/1.1355300DOI
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgNo
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-282603
Item ID28260

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