Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 518, Issue -, Pages S266-S269Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2009.10.104
Keywords
Mn5Ge3/Ge heterostructures; Intermetallic magnetic compound; Surfactants; Segregation length; Magnetic anisotropy
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We report on the Mn segregation and diffusion during the epitaxial overgrowth of Ge on MnsGe(3)/Ge(111) heterostructures. It is shown that the underneath Mn5Ge3 layers remain stabilized at the interface with the substrate while a small amount of Mn can leave the layers and floats at the Ge growth front. Mn can then act as a surfactant during Ge growth along the (111) orientation. The Mn segregation length and also the state of Mn atoms incorporated in the Ge layers are found to depend on the growth temperature. At a growth temperature of 250 degrees C, a segregation length of similar to 10 nm is observed and Mn atoms incorporated in the Ge layers are uniformly distributed. At 450 degrees C, segregated Mn atoms can react with Ge to form Mn5Ge3 clusters inside the Ge overgrown layer. Such Mn5Ge3 Clusters display random orientations and induce modification of the magnetic anisotropy of the whole film. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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