Magnetic properties in III-V diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum wells

被引:9
作者
Dakhlaoui, H [1 ]
Jaziri, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Bizerte 7000, Tunisia
关键词
GaMnAs; diluted magnetic semiconductor; coupling energy; polarization;
D O I
10.1016/j.physb.2004.11.068
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Spin injection in low-dimensional semiconductors have a great potential to be used in magnetoelectronics and spintronics. In our work we analyze the electronic properties of the hole gas formed in Ga1-xMnxAs/GaAs/ Ga1-xMnxAs heterostructures. We find that there is an RKKY-type exchange coupling between the magnetic layers that oscillates between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic as a function of the different parameters of the problem. As an example we calculate the spin-dependent hole density, the polarization and the coupling energy, using an efficient self-consistent procedure to solve simultaneously the Schrodinger and Poisson equations, taking into account the interaction with Mn magnetic moments. Our results indicate that the coupling energy also oscillates in terms of the band offset V-w which describes the difference in electronegativity between the Mn and GaAs atoms. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:401 / 407
页数:7
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