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Structural, Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Dilute MnScN(001) Grown by RF Nitrogen Plasma Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2011

Costel Constantin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Kangkang Wang
Affiliation:
Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
Abhijit Chinchore
Affiliation:
Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
Han-Jong Chia
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
John Markert
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
Arthur R. Smith
Affiliation:
Nanoscale & Quantum Phenomena Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
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Abstract

The structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of dilute Mn-doped scandium nitride thin films grown by radio frequency N-plasma molecular beam epitaxy are explored. The results indicate a small magnetization extending up to as high as 350K. There is a slight dependence on the manganese concentration, with the lower Mn concentration showing a larger saturation magnetization.

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