Zener Model Description of Ferromagnetism in Zinc-Blende Magnetic Semiconductors
10.1126/science.287.5455.1019
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Abstract

Ferromagnetism in manganese compound semiconductors not only opens prospects for tailoring magnetic and spin-related phenomena in semiconductors with a precision specific to III-V compounds but also addresses a question about the origin of the magnetic interactions that lead to a Curie temperature ( T C ) as high as 110 K for a manganese concentration of just 5%. Zener's model of ferromagnetism, originally proposed for transition metals in 1950, can explain T C of Ga 1− x Mn x As and that of its II-VI counterpart Zn 1− x Mn x Te and is used to predict materials with T C exceeding room temperature, an important step toward semiconductor electronics that use both charge and spin.

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Dietl, T., Ohno, H., Matsukura, F., Cibert, J., & Ferrand, D. (2000). Zener Model Description of Ferromagnetism in Zinc-Blende Magnetic Semiconductors. Science, 287(5455), 1019–1022.

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  1. T. Dietl (first)
  2. H. Ohno (additional)
  3. F. Matsukura (additional)
  4. J. Cibert (additional)
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