Abstract
The annealing-temperature (700-900 °C) dependence of the ferromagnetism of manganese-implanted silicon is investigated. In the annealed samples, the manganese-containing nanoparticles, whose mean size was found to get bigger with temperature, are formed and these samples show ferromagnetism. We obtain evidence that the samples annealed at 800-850 °C produce two kinds of ferromagnets and that one of them offers a coercivity as high as 2500 Oe, suggesting the possibility of Si-based nanostructures with stable ferromagnetism. The origin of these ferromagnetisms is also discussed in conjunction with the size distribution of the nanoparticles.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4487-4490 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese journal of applied physics |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 6 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Jun 13 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Implantation
- Magnetism
- Manganese
- Nanoparticle
- Silicide
- Silicon
- Spintronics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)