Epitaxial Growth of Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic MnAs Segments on GaAs Nanowires via Sequential Crystallization.

Hubmann, Joachim; Bauer, Benedikt; Körner, Helmut S; Furthmeier, Stephan; Buchner, Martin; Bayreuther, Günther; Dirnberger, Florian; Schuh, Dieter et al. · Nano Lett · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We investigate the incorporation of manganese into self-catalyzed GaAs nanowires grown in molecular beam epitaxy. Our study reveals that Mn accumulates in the liquid Ga droplet and that no significant incorporation into the nanowire is observed. Using a sequential crystallization of the droplet, we then demonstrate a deterministic and epitaxial growth of MnAs segments at the nanowire tip. This technique may allow the seamless integration of multiple room-temperature ferromagnetic segments into GaAs nanowires with high-crystalline quality.