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In situ photoemission study of the room-temperature ferromagnet ZnGeP2:Mn

Y. Ishida, D. D. Sarma, K. Okazaki, J. Okabayashi, J. I. Hwang, H. Ott, A. Fujimori, G. A. Medvedkin, T. Ishibashi, K. Sato

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/0304109

Abstract

The chemical states of the ZnGeP2:Mn interface, which shows ferromagnetism above room-temperature, has been studied by photoemission spectroscopy. Mn deposition on the ZnGeP2 substrate heated to 400C induced Mn substitution for Zn and then the formation of metallic Mn-Ge-P compounds. Depth profile studies have shown that Mn 3d electrons changed their character from itinerant to localized along the depth, and in the deep region, dilute divalent Mn species ( 5 % Mn) was observed with a coexisting metallic Fermi edge of non-Mn 3d character. The possibility of hole doping through Mn substitution for Ge and/or Zn vacancy is discussed.

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