Ge(1-x) Mn(x) clusters: central structural and magnetic building blocks of nanoscale wire-like self-assembly in a magnetic semiconductor.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Controlled nanoscale self-assembly of magnetic entities in semiconductors opens novel perspectives for the tailoring of magnetic semiconductor films and nanostructures with room temperature functionality. We report that a strongly directional self-assembly in growth direction in Mn-alloyed Ge is due to a stacking of individual Ge(1-x)Mn(x) clusters. The clusters represent the relevant entities for the magnetization of the material. They are formed of a core-shell structure displaying a Mn concentration gradient. While the magnetic moments seem to be carried by the shells of the clusters, their core is magnetically inactive.