Síntese e caracterização de filmes à base de Si e Ge dopados com espécies magnéticas / Synthesis and characterization of Si and Ge based films doped with magnetic species

AUTOR(ES)

Fabio Aparecido Ferri

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

Along the last few years, the doping of semiconductors (either II-VI, IV-VI, III-V, and group-IV compounds) with magnetic species have been extensively studied due to their potential applications in spintronics. Among them, Si- and Ge-based magnetic semiconductors are very attractive because of their total compatibility with the well-established current semiconductor technology. In the crystalline form, however, these materials exhibit a low solubility limit to magnetic species and, consequently, limited magnetic activity. This is not the case for amorphous (a-)Si and a-Ge, which can contain magnetic elements beyond the solubility limit of their crystalline counterparts, and present improved magnetic properties. Motivated by these facts, this work contains a comprehensive investigation of Si and Ge thin films containing different amounts of Mn and Co, providing useful information concerning the properties of this class of materials. The samples were prepared by co-sputtering, rendering Mn concentrations in the ~ 0.1-24 at.% range, and Co contents in the ~ 1-10 at.% range. After deposition, the films were submitted to isochronal thermal annealing treatments up to 900 oC and investigated by: energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS); Raman scattering spectroscopy; x-ray diffraction; optical transmission measurements; scanning electron (SEM), atomic force (AFM) and magnetic force (MFM) microscopy techniques; SQUID magnetometry; van der Pauw technique; etc. For comparison purposes, pure samples were also prepared, annealed and characterized in a similar way. The present experimental results indicate that the Mn and Co atoms were effectively and homogenously incorporated into the amorphous hosts. Moreover, the as-deposited films (either pure or doped) are essentially amorphous. On the contrary, thermal annealing at increasing temperatures induces the crystallization of the samples, and changes in their further characteristics, that are dependent of the doping. In this way: their structural, optical, morphological, electrical, and magnetic properties, etc., are notably affected by the insertion of Mn and Co, and by the temperature of thermal annealing. These experimental observations were systematically studied and will be presented and discussed in detail.

ASSUNTO(S)

espalhamento raman microscopia magnetic semiconductors amorphous semiconductors semicondutores amorfos science and technology of thin films semicondutores magnéticos spectroscopic techniques microscopy técnicas espectroscópicas raman scattering ciência e tecnologia de filmes finos

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