Abstract
With first-principles calculations, magnetism is found in amorphous silicon doped with B impurities. The maximum magnetic moment per impurity atom is predicted to be ∼1.0 B which originates mostly from unsaturated bond around three-fold coordinated Si atoms. Stoner criterion is employed to account for the magnetism induced by p-type impurities. The obtained spin polarized energies are around 50 meV, indicating that the magnetism found in amorphous silicon is able to survive even at room temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 073913 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| State | Published - 1 Apr 2011 |