稀磁半导体的研究进展

本文主要介绍了III-V族稀磁半导体(Ga,Mn)As的研究进展,包括(Ga,Mn)As的生长制备、基本磁性质、磁输运特征、磁光性质、磁性起源、相关的异质结构和自旋注入等,同时还简单介绍了其它稀磁半导体如IV族、III-VI族和IV-VI族等稀磁半导体的研究进展,在文章的最后描述了理想的稀磁半导体应该具备的特征以及对未来的展望。     

稀磁半导体的研究进展

本文主要介绍了III-V族稀磁半导体(Ga,Mn)As的研究进展,包括(Ga,Mn)As的生长制备、基本磁性质、磁输运特征、磁光性质、磁性起源、相关的异质结构和自旋注入等,同时还简单介绍了其它稀磁半导体如IV族、III-VI族和IV-VI族等稀磁半导体的研究进展,在文章的最后描述了理想的稀磁半导体应该具备的特征以及对未来的展望。     

电荷自旋注入机制分离的新型稀磁半导体

兼具电荷属性和自旋特性的稀磁半导体将有可能突破Moore定律的瓶颈。文章介绍了作者实验室近年来发现和研究的电荷自旋注入机制分离的新型稀磁半导体,目前这类新型稀磁半导体的铁磁转变温度可以与相比拟,并有望进一步实现室温铁磁。     

面向应用的新一代稀磁半导体研究进展

稀磁半导体具有能同时调控电荷与自旋的特性,是破解摩尔定律难题的候选材料之一.我们团队率先提出了稀磁半导体中自旋和电荷掺杂分离的机制,探索并研制了新一代稀磁半导体材料,为突破经典稀磁半导体材料的制备瓶颈提供了有效解决方案.以(Ba,K)(Zn,Mn)₂As₂等为代表的新一代稀磁半导体,通过等价态的Mn掺杂引入自旋、异价态的非磁性离子掺杂引入电荷,成功实现了230 K的居里温度,刷新了可控型稀磁半导体的居里温度记录.本文将重点介绍几种代表性的新一代稀磁半导体的设计与研制、新一代稀磁半导体的综合物性表征、大尺寸单晶生长以及基于单晶的安德烈夫异质结研制.我们团队通过新一代稀磁半导体的新材料设计研制、综合物性研究、简单原型器件构建的“全链条”模式研究,开拓了自旋电荷分别掺杂的稀磁半导体材料研究领域,充分展现了自旋和电荷掺杂分离的新一代稀磁半导体材料潜在应用前景.     

稀磁半导体的制备与性质

报道了稀磁半导体的制备、性质与实验研究进展，介绍了稀磁半导体的应用及发展前景．     

稀磁半导体--自旋和电荷的桥梁

稀磁半导体可能同时利用载流子的自旋和电荷自由度构造将磁、电集于一体的半导体器件．尤其是铁磁半导体材料的出现带动了半导体自旋电子学的发展．室温铁磁半导体材料的制备，半导体材料中有效的自旋注入，以及自旋在半导体结构中输运和操作已成为目前半导体自旋电子学领域中的热门课题．稀磁半导体呈现出强烈的自旋相关的光学性质和输运性质，这些效应为人们制备半导体自旋电子学器件提供了物理基础．     

稀磁半导体Zn1—xCoxSe的光谱特性

本文首次报道一类新型半导体材料：含Ｃｏ＾＋６＋离子的稀磁半导体Ｚｎ１－ｘＣｏｘＳｅ晶体的光谱特性研究实验结果。对组分ｘ＝０．００１，０．００９７，０．０３０，０．０３７系列样品，在７３Ｋ－３００Ｋ范围内分别在可见和近红外区测量了吸收光谱和光致发光谱。实验观测到一系列与ｘ值无关的吸收峰和光致发光峰，两者一一对应，它们分别对应于具有Ｔｄ对称的晶体场中Ｃｏ＾＋＾＋离子不同能级间的跃迁，对这些峰进行了初步     

Ⅱ-Ⅵ族稀磁半导体多层结构中的自旋极化隧穿

采用转移矩阵法和Airy函数,研究了ZnSe/ZnMnSe/ZnSe/ZnBeSe/ZnSe/ZnBeSe/ZnSe异质结构的自旋极化输运。在外加偏压和磁场对电子透射系数和自旋极化率的影响方面,所得到的结论显现出复杂而有趣的特性。磁场对自旋向上和向下电子隧穿的影响是不同的:对于自旋向上情况,出现双共振向单共振转换现象。     

光场辐照下稀磁半导体/半导体超晶格中自旋电子输运特性研究

基于单电子有效质量近似理论和传递矩阵方法,理论研究了稀磁半导体/半导体超晶格结构中电子的自旋极化输运特性.主要讨论了光场和磁场联合调制对自旋极化输运的影响,以及不同自旋电子在该超晶格结构中的隧穿时间.理论和数值计算结果表明,由于导带电子与掺杂Mn离子之间的sp-d电子相互作用引起巨塞曼劈裂,因此在磁场调制下,不同自旋电子在该结构中感受到的势函数不同而呈现出自旋过滤效应,不同自旋电子的共振透射能带的位置和宽度可以通过磁场进行调制.同时在该结构中考虑光场时,自旋依赖的透射谱会因为吸收和发射光子而呈现出对光场的强度和频率响应;最后,通过不同自旋电子的高斯波包在该结构中随时间的演化给出了不同自旋电子的隧穿时间.本文研究结果对研究和设计基于稀磁半导体/半导体超晶格结构的高速量子器件具有一定的指导意义.     

First-Principles Studies for the Electronic Structures of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors (Ga, Fe)As

First-principles LMTO-ASA band calculations are performed for Ga1-xFexAs (x = 1, 1/4, 1/8) by assuming supercell structures. It is found that the antiferromagnetic (AFM) state is stable for x = 1/4. For x = 1/8, ferromagnetic(FM) state is more stable than AFM state, and no stable magnetic state exists for x = 1. In both the cases the magneticmoments of As and Ga atoms are parallel to those of the nearest Fe atoms due to the p-d hybridization. Further, theband structure shows rather localized Fe 3d state in the gap, and the parallel polarization is confined rather in thevicinity of Fe site.     

First-Principles Studies for the Electronic Structures of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors （Ga, Fe）As

First-principles LMTO-ASA band calculations are performed for Ga1-xFezAs (x = 1, 1/4, 1/8) by assuming supercell structures. It is found that the antiferromagnetic (AFM) state is stable for x = 1/4. For x = 1/8, ferromagnetic (FM) state is more stable than AFM state, and no stable magnetic state exists for x = 1. In both the cases the magnetic moments of As and Ga atoms are parallel to those of the nearest Fe atoms due to the p-d hybridization. Fhrther, the band structure shows rather localized Fe 3d state in the gap, and the parallel polarization is confined rather in the vicinity of Fe site.     

稀磁ZnO纳米颗粒的生长和性能

利用Zn、Fe、Mn、Co的铜铁试剂盐为前驱体,胺为表面包裹剂,在200℃N2保护下生长了2%的过渡金属离子掺杂的ZnO稀磁纳米晶体,研究了纳米晶体的结构、形态、光学和磁学性能。所有ZnO纳米晶体均为近圆形的颗粒,晶体结构为六角纤锌矿结构,无其他氧化物相的析出,但过渡金属离子的掺入使纳米颗粒的尺寸增大。在掺杂纳米颗粒的吸收谱和发射谱中均可以观察到明显的激子吸收和发射峰,所有纳米颗粒在温度高于43K时只有顺磁性。     

溶胶凝胶法制备Zn1-xFexO稀磁半导体

使用溶胶-凝胶法,制备了Fe掺杂的ZnO粉末衡磁半导体材料。通过X射线衍射对样品的晶格结构进行了分析,发现衍射峰的峰位随着Fe掺杂量出现偏移。当掺杂浓度低于6.66%时,Fe较好地替代了Zn的晶格位置,当掺杂浓度达到6.66%时出现杂相峰。使用超导量子干涉仪对所制备的磁性材料进行表征,得到了材料磁化率随温度变化关系曲线,并观察到明显的低温磁滞现象。对其磁性来源进行了分析。     

Electron spin resonance investigation of the substitution of Fe3^＋ for Ti4^＋ ions in rutile TiO2 single crystal

A Fe doped rutile TiO 2 single crystal is grown in an O 2 atmosphere by the floating zone technique.Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra clearly demonstrate that Fe 3+ ions are substituted for the Ti 4+ ions in the rutile TiO 2 matrix.Magnetization measurements reveal that the Fe:TiO 2 crystal shows paramagnetic behaviour in a temperature range from 5 K to 350 K.The Fe 3+ ions possess weak magnetic anisotropy with an easy axis along the c axis.The annealed Fe:TiO 2 crystal shows spin-glass-like behaviours due to the aggregation of the ferromagnetic clusters.     

Magnetic properties of Mn-doped ZnO diluted magnetic semiconductors

A series of Mn-doped ZnO films have been prepared in different sputtering plasmas by using the inductively coupled plasma enhanced physical vapour deposition. The films show paramagnetic behaviour when they are deposited in an argon plasma. The Hall measurement indicates that ferromagnetism cannot be realized by increasing the electron concentration. However, the room-temperature ferromagnetism is obtained when the films are deposited in a mixed argon-nitrogen plasma. The first-principles calculations reveal that antiferromagnetic ordering is favoured in the case of the substitution of Mn^2＋ for Zn^2＋ without additional acceptor doping. The substitution of N for O （NO^-） is necessary to induce ferromagnetic couplings in the Zn-Mn-O system. The hybridization between N 2p and Mn 3d provides an empty orbit around the Fermi level. The hopping of Mn 3d electrons through the empty orbit can induce the ferromagnetic coupling. The ferromagnetism in the N-doped Zn-Mn-O system possibly originates from the charge transfer between Mn^2＋ and Mn^3＋ via NO^-, The key factor is the empty orbit provided by substituting N for O, rather than the conductivity type or the carrier concentration.     

Demonstration of electrical spin injection into a semiconductor using a semimagnetic spin aligner

Spin injection into semiconductors has been a field of growing interest during recent years, because of the large possibilities in basic physics and for device applications that a controlled manipulation of the electrons spin would enable. However, it has proven very difficult to realize such a spin injector experimentally. Here we demonstrate electrical spin injection and detection in a GaAs/AlGaAs p-i-n diode using a semimagnetic II–VI semiconductor (Zn_{1 − x − y}Be_xMn_ySe) as a spin aligner. The degree of circular polarization of the electroluminescence from the diode is related to the spin polarization of the conduction electrons. Thus, it may be used as a detector for injected spin-polarized carriers. Our experimental results indicate a spin polarization of the injected electrons of up to 90% and are reproduced for several samples. The degree of optical polarization depends strongly on the Mn concentration and the thickness of the spin aligner. Electroluminescence from a reference sample without spin aligner as well as photoluminescence after unpolarized excitation in the spin aligner sample show only the intrinsic polarization in an external magnetic field due to the GaAs bandstructure. We can thus exclude side effects from Faraday effect or magnetic circular dichroism in the semimagnetic layer as the origin of the observed circularly polarized electroluminescence.     

稀磁半导体Zn1-xFexO纳米颗粒的光谱研究

利用水热法制备了Zn1-xFexO(x=0,0.01,0.05,0.10和0.20)纳米稀磁半导体材料。由X射线衍射图谱的结果表明,制备的Zn1-xFexO样品为纤锌矿结构,没有金属铁等第二相出现;高分辨透射电子显微镜的结果表明,形貌为分散性良好的纳米颗粒,晶格清晰;拉曼光谱结果表明(E2High)峰位向高频移动,半高宽宽化,峰强减弱;光致发光光谱结果表明,随着Fe离子的掺入,紫外峰向低能移动,光致发光光谱发生了猝灭现象;UV-Vis光谱可看出,光学带隙减小,发生了红移现象。这些结果表明Fe3+成功替代Zn2+进入到ZnO晶格。     

Co掺杂ZnO薄膜的结构和磁学性能

研究了用单束脉冲激光沉积法制备的Co掺杂ZnO薄膜的结构和磁学性能。XRD表征结果表明制备的薄膜是具有沿c轴择优取向的纤锌矿点阵结构。然而,进一步的高分辨电子显微镜结果显示整个样品上的晶体取向并不完全相同。很难说明形成了单晶。结果分析表明Co占据了部分Zn的格点,并对电子结构产生了影响。室温下观察到了磁滞回线,显示掺杂Co可以实现ZnO的磁性翻转,但磁性比较小。该薄膜与我们以前用双束脉冲激光沉积法制备的Co掺杂ZnO薄膜具有相似的性能,提示我们其内部的机制可能相似。     

采用PVA方法制备ZnO基发光稀磁半导体

不同的制备工艺对ZnO薄膜的微结构和性能有很大的影响,为了得到成本较低,样品具有较好特性的实验方法,对于制备手段进行了探索。使用PVA溶胶-凝胶法制备了Zn_0.88Co_0.12O薄膜,研究了不同退火工艺对其微结构的影响。对于Zn_0.88Co_0.12O样品的微结构和室温下的铁磁性和发光特性,具体比较分析了产生原因。对比了Co掺杂和复合Co、Fe掺杂Zn_0.88(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)_0.12O样品的微结构,采用振动样品磁强计(VSM)测量了样品的磁特性,发现单一掺杂的薄膜具有更好的晶体质量和更强的磁性。