Published December 8, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical studies on GaN-based spintronics materials

  • 1. Department of Electronics and Information Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Wakayama University, Wakayama 640-8510 (Japan)
  • 3. Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047 (Japan)

Description

Structural properties of GaN layers doped with magnetic impurities (Mn, Cr) were investigated by Raman scattering. In the case of Mn-doping, an impurity mode was observed at around 585 cm-1 with concentrations of Mn up to 1-2%. This mode was assigned to a local vibrational mode of Mn substituting the Ga site, and interpreted as spectral evidence of a uniform solid solution in the samples. For Cr-doping, good crystalline quality was also confirmed up to [Cr] = 3-5%. Cr is more miscible in GaN than Mn. Resonance enhancement of LO phonon signal was observed in GaCrN layers when excited by a deep UV laser at 266 nm (4.7 eV). This indicates generation of photo-carriers

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/16/S5811/cm4_48_054.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
48
Journal Page Range
p. S5811-S5814
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

Conference

Title
1. international conference on nanospintronics design and realization
Dates
24-28 May 2004
Place
Kyoto (Japan)