Ferromagnetic percolation in Mn xGe 1-x dilute magnetic semiconductor

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Li, A P ^a   Shen, J ^a   Thompson, J R ^a,b   Weitering, H H ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; HOLE DENSITIES; MAGNETOTRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ENERGY GAP; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; POLARONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

FERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 20844458392     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1899768     Document Type: Article

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