Theory of ferromagnetic (III,Mn)V semiconductors
University of Nottingham · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics · +3 more institutions
Abstract
The body of research on (III,Mn)V diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) initiated during the 1990s has concentrated on three major fronts: (i) the microscopic origins and fundamental physics of the ferromagnetism that occurs in these systems, (ii) the materials science of growth and defects, and (iii) the development of spintronic devices with new functionalities. This article reviews the current status of the field, concentrating on the first two, more mature research directions. From the fundamental point of view, (Ga,Mn)As and several other (III,Mn)V DMSs are now regarded as textbook examples of a rare class of robust ferromagnets with dilute magnetic moments coupled by delocalized charge carriers. Both…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 68.89
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- 100%
- References
- 361
Authors
5- TJT. JungwirthCorresponding
University of Nottingham, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
- JSJairo Sinova
Texas A&M University, University of Nottingham, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
- JMJ. Mašek
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, University of Nottingham
- JKJ. Kučera
University of Nottingham, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
- AHA. H. MacDonald
The University of Texas at Austin, University of Nottingham, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics
Topics & keywords
- Ferromagnetism
- Condensed matter physics
- Spintronics
- Physics
- Delocalized electron
- Magnetic moment
- Magnetic semiconductor
- Semiconductor