Progress of novel diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors with decoupled spin and charge doping: Counterparts of Fe-based superconductors

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/9/097502

Abstract

Diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors (DMSs) that combine the properties of semiconductors with ferromagnetism have potential application in spin-sensitive electronic (spintronic) devices. The search for DMS materials exploded after the observation of ferromagnetic ordering in Ⅲ-V (Ga,Mn)As films. Recently, a series of DMS compounds isostructural to iron-based superconductors have been reported. Among them, the highest Curie temperature T_C of 230 K has been achieved in (Ba,K)(Zn,Mn)₂As₂. However, most DMSs, including (Ga,Mn)As, are p-type, i.e., the carriers that mediate the ferromagnetism are holes. For practical applications, DMSs with n-type carriers are also advantageous. Very recently, a new DMS Ba(Zn,Co)₂As₂ with n-type carriers has been synthesized. Here we summarize the recent progress on this research stream. We will show that the homogeneous ferromagnetism in these bulk form DMSs has been confirmed by microscopic techniques, i.e., nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and muon spin rotation (μSR).

Keywords: diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors homogenous ferromagnetism muon spin rotation (μSR) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Received: 01 May 2018
Revised: 06 June 2018
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PACS:	75.50.Pp	(Magnetic semiconductors)
	76.75.+i	(Muon spin rotation and relaxation)
	75.50.Lk	(Spin glasses and other random magnets)
	77.80.B-	(Phase transitions and Curie point)

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Project supported by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2016YFA0300402), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574265), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant Nos. LR15A040001 and LY14A040007), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China.

Corresponding Authors: Fanlong Ning
E-mail: ningfl@zju.edu.cn

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Shengli Guo(郭胜利), Fanlong Ning(宁凡龙) Progress of novel diluted ferromagnetic semiconductors with decoupled spin and charge doping: Counterparts of Fe-based superconductors 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 097502

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