Mn behavior in Ge0.96 Mn0.04 magnetic thin films grown on Si

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Wang, Yong ^a   Zou, Jin ^a   Zhao, Zuoming ^b   Han, Xinhai ^b   Zhou, Xiaoyu ^b   Wang, Kang L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FILM GROWTH; GERMANIUM ALLOYS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SUBSTRATES;

METALLIC CLUSTERS; THIN FILM GROWTH;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 41549134034     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2875110     Document Type: Article

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