Published May 2010 | Version v1
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Highly ordered Co2FeSi Heusler alloys grown on Ge(111) by low-temperature molecular beam epitaxy

Creators

  • 1. Department of Electronics, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 819-0395 (Japan)
  • 2. PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi 332-0012 (Japan)
  • 3. Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555 (Japan)
  • 4. CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi 332-0012 (Japan)

Description

We demonstrate high-quality epitaxial growth of Heusler alloy Co2FeSi on Ge(111) by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) at 200 deg. C. Even for growth at such a low temperature, L21-ordered crystal structure is formed and highly uniform magnetic environments around the Fe sites are realized, by transmission electron diffraction and conversion electron Moessbauer spectroscopy, respectively. We also find that the magnetic moment reaches 5.37 μB/f.u., which is the highest value in thin-film Co2FeSi samples reported.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3350915;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
107
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 09B105-09B105.3
ISSN
0021-8979
CODEN
JAPIAU

Conference

Title
11. joint MMM-Intermag conference
Dates
18-22 Jan 2010
Place
Washington, DC (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42069655
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COBALT ALLOYS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; GERMANIUM; HEUSLER ALLOYS; IRON ALLOYS; LAYERS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MOESSBAUER EFFECT; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SILICON ALLOYS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; COHERENT SCATTERING; COPPER ALLOYS; COPPER BASE ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; EPITAXY; FILMS; MANGANESE ALLOYS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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