Growth of Mn5Ge3 ultrathin film on Ge(111)

Li Jun Chen, De Yong Wang, Qing Feng Zhan, Wei He, Qing An Li, Zhao Hua Cheng

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Abstract

The growth of Mn5Ge3 ultrathin films with different thicknesses, prepared by solid phase epitaxy, is studied. The results of scanning tunnelling microscopy and low energy electron diffraction studies show that the film can be formed and it is terminated with a (√3 × √3) R30° surface reconstruction when the thickness of Mn exceeds 3 monolayers. The magnetic properties show that the Curie temperature is about 300 K and the T2-dependent behaviour is observed to remain up to 220 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3902-3906
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Physics B
Volume17
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetic semiconductors
  • MnGe
  • Scanning tunnelling microscopy
  • Solid phase epitaxy

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