Magnetic Nanostructures Embedded in III-Nitrides: Assembly and Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mn-Doped GaN
2.1. (Ga)MnN Embedded Magnetic Nanoclusters in GaN
2.2. Summary of Secondary Phases Observed in GaMnN Layers
3. Fe-Doped GaN
3.1. Embedded FeN Magnetic Nanocrystals and Nanoclusters in Fe-Doped GaN
3.2. Tuning the Structural and Magnetic Properties of (Ga)FeN Nanocrystals in GaN
3.3. Summary of the Secondary Phases Observed in GaFeN
4. Cr-Doped III-Nitrides
4.1. Phase Separation in AlCrN Layers
4.2. Embedded CrN Nanostructures in GaN
4.3. Summary of Secondary Phases Observed in III-Nitrides Doped with Cr
5. Gd-Doped GaN
5.1. Structure and Magnetism of Secondary Phases in GaGdN
5.2. Summary of Secondary Phases Observed in GaGd
6. Summary and Outlook
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | Structural Properties | Magnetic Properties | Growth Method |
---|---|---|---|
-MnN | fct | Antiferromagnetic, K [30] | Ammonothermal [25] |
nm, nm [30] | |||
-MnN | fct | Antiferromagnetic, = 925 K [28] | Ammonothermal [25], |
nm, nm [28] | implantation [32] | ||
- MnN | perovskite | Ferrimagnetic, = 738 K [31] | Ammonothermal [25] |
-MnGa | wz | Weak ferromagnetic, = 460 K [33] | Implantation [32] |
nm, nm [33] | |||
GaMnN | Antiperovskite | Ferromagnetic [42] | PA-MBE [38,40] |
nm [39] |
Phase | Structural Properties | Magnetic Properties | Growth Method |
---|---|---|---|
-Fe | bcc | Ferromagnetic, K [82] | Implantation [58], |
nm [83] | MOVPE (h) [67] | ||
-FeN | ortho, nm, | Antiferromagnetic, = 9 K [84] | MOVPE(h) [67] |
nm nm [83] | |||
- FeN | wz | Ferromagnetic, = 575 K [85] | Implantation [58,60], |
nm, nm [83] | MOVPE(h, ) [67,81] | ||
’-FeN | fcc | Ferromagnetic, = 750 K [86] | MOVPE(h,) [67,71] |
’-GaFeN | nm [74] | Weak antiferromagnetic, = 20 K [74] |
Phase | Structural Properties | Magnetic Properties | Growth Method |
---|---|---|---|
CrN | rock salt | Antiferromagnetic, K [82] | MBE [90], |
nm [103] | RF-MBE [95] | ||
CrN | trigonal | Ferromagnetic, = 380 K | MBE [90] |
nm, nm [83] | |||
AlCr | - | - | Implantation [58], |
MOVPE | |||
AlCr | fcc | Ferro/antiferromagnetic | MBE [90] |
nm [104] |
Phase | Structural Properties | Magnetic Properties | Growth Method |
---|---|---|---|
GdN | rock salt | Ferromagnetic, K [124] | Implantation [122], |
nm [124] | RF-MBE [125,126] | ||
Gd | - - | Ferromagnetic, K [111] | Implantation [122] |
GdGa | - - | - - | Implantation [122] |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleNavarro-Quezada, Andrea. 2020. "Magnetic Nanostructures Embedded in III-Nitrides: Assembly and Performance" Crystals 10, no. 5: 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10050359