Lattice distortion of MnAs nanocrystals embedded in GaAs: Effect on the magnetic properties

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Moreno, M ^a,b   Jenichen, B ^a   Daweritz L ^a   Ploog, K H ^a  

^a PAUL DRUDE INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERELEKTRONIK   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIVERGENT BEAM; INTERATOMIC DISTANCES; LATTICE DISTORTION; PARALLEL SPIN ALIGNMENT;

SEMICONDUCTING MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 20844452695     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1899767     Document Type: Article

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