Magnetic, electrical properties, and structure of Cr-AlN and Mn-AlN thin films grown on Si substrates

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2718-2720

  Endo, Yasushi ^a   Sato, Takanobu ^a   Takita, Ayumu ^a   Kawamura, Yoshio ^a   Yamamoto, Masahiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cr AlN thin film; Dilute magnetic semiconductor; Mn AlN thin film; Room temperature ferromagnetism

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FERROMAGNETISM; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; THIN FILMS;

CR-ALN THIN FILMS; DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE (RT) FERROMAGNETISM;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 27744565834     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.854686     Document Type: Article

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