FeGe纳米线中外延应力导致的铁磁性

对在Ge(111)表面沿着＜11-0＞方向外延生长的单斜FeGe纳米线进行研究,结果发现,虽然块体单斜FeGe相是反铁磁性,其纳米线却在200 K以下表现出强铁磁有序.每个Fe原子的磁矩为0.8 μB.密度泛函计算揭示外延产生的晶格压缩使类派尔斯反铁磁基态失稳,从而稳定实验观察到的铁磁性.     

Splitting of X-ray diffraction peak in (Ge:SiO2)/SiO2 multilayers

(Ge:SiO₂)/SiO₂ multilayers were fabricated for exploring the influence of the stress on the structure of Ge nanocrystals. When annealed at 800 °C, the multilayers show a clear splitting (fine structure) of the Ge (220) X-ray diffraction peak and have a preferred orientation. Similar effects cannot take place in the multilayers annealed at higher or lower temperature. Analyses of Raman scattering, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscope observations suggest that the observed phenomena arise from compressive stress exerted on Ge nanocrystals, which is induced by the confinement of both the SiO₂ matrix in the cosputtered layer and neighboring SiO₂ layers. The stress may cause an orthorhombic distortion of the diamond structure of bulk Ge. This will lead to the disappearance of the (111) and (311) diffraction peaks and the splitting of the (220) peak. This kind of (Ge:SiO₂)/SiO₂ multilayers enables us to control the sizes of the Ge crystallites and enhance the stress, and is thus promising in forming new nanocrystal structures.     

Surface and bulk spin ordering of antiferromagnetic materials: NiO(111)

We present a study of the prototypical NiO(111) antiferromagnet by nonresonant surface x-ray magnetic scattering. Direct access to the antiferromagnetic surface and bulk spin ordering is demonstrated. Our data support a first order antiferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition. A quantitative determination of the magnetization profile is proposed. It is shown that the NiO(111) surface spins remain ordered at higher temperatures than in the bulk and that the blocking temperature in exchange coupled ferromagnetic-NiO interfaces is most likely related to an S-domain structure loss occurring 25 K below the Ne el temperature.     

Phase diagram of the disordered RKKY model in dilute magnetic semiconductors

We consider ferromagnetism in spatially randomly located magnetic moments, as in a diluted magnetic semiconductor, coupled via the carrier-mediated indirect exchange RKKY interaction. We obtain, via Monte Carlo calculations, the magnetic phase diagram as a function of the impurity moment density n(i) and the relative carrier concentration n(c)/n(i). As evidenced by the diverging correlation length and magnetic susceptibility, the boundary between ferromagnetic and nonferromagnetic phases constitutes a line of zero temperature critical points which can be viewed as a magnetic percolation transition. In the dilute limit, we find that bulk ferromagnetism vanishes for n(c)/n(i) >0.1. We also incorporate the local antiferromagnetic direct superexchange interaction between nearest neighbor impurities and examine the impact of a damping factor in the RKKY range function.     

Hyperfine Interactions in CeT2Ge2 (T = Mn,Co) Heavy Fermions Compounds Measured by TDPAC

Time Differential Perturbed γ–γ Angular Correlation (TDPAC) technique was used to measure the magnetic hyperfine field at both Ge and Ce sites in CeMn₂Ge₂ and CeCo₂Ge₂ intermetallic compounds. The ¹¹¹In (¹¹¹Cd) probe nuclei was used to investigate the hyperfine interaction at Ge sites, while the ¹⁴⁰La (¹⁴⁰Ce) nuclei was used to measure the magnetic hyperfine field at Ce site. The present measurements cover the temperature ranges from 10–460 K for CeMn₂Ge₂ and 9–295 K for CeCo₂Ge₂, respectively. The result for ¹¹¹Cd probe showed two distinct electric quadrupole frequencies above magnetic transition temperatures, in both compounds and a combined interaction in the magnetic region. The temperature dependence of the magnetic hyperfine field at ¹¹¹Cd at Mn site for the CeMn₂Ge₂ compound showed a transition from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic phase around 320 K and from antiferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase at 420 K. While a small magnetic field was measured on ¹¹¹Cd at Co site, no magnetic field on ¹⁴⁰Ce site was observed in CeCo₂Ge₂. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Magnetic phase transition in TbMn2Ge2

The crystal and magnetic stucture of TbMn₂Ge₂ are determined by neutron diffraction using a powder sample. The crystal structure of this compound is of the ThCr₂Si₂ type with small mixing of Mn and Ge atoms between 4(d) and 4(e) positions. At RT the antiferromagnetic collinear structure consist of a+?+? sequence of ferromagnetic layers of Mn atoms with the magnetic moment parallel to the c-axis. At 85 K, the ferromagnetic ordering within the Tb sublattice is observed. The magnetic moment (～7.7 μ_B) is parallel to the c-axis. At 4.2 K additional reflections are observed, which correspond to antiferromagnetic components in a monoclinic unit cell.     

Violet luminescence in Ge nanocrystals/Ge oxide structures formed by dry oxidation of polycrystalline SiGe

Nanocrystals of Ge surrounded by a germanium oxide matrix have been formed by dry thermal oxidation of polycrystalline SiGe layers. Violet (3.16 eV) luminescence emission is observed when Ge nanocrystals, formed by the oxidation of the Ge segregated during the oxidation of the SiGe layer, are present, and vanishes when all the Ge has been oxidized forming GeO₂. Based on the evolution of the luminescence intensity and the structure of the oxidized layer with the oxidation time, the recombination of excitons inside the nanocrystals and the presence of defects in the bulk oxide matrix are ruled out as sources of the luminescence. The luminescence is attributed to recombination in defects at the Ge sub-oxide interface between the Ge nanocrystals and the surrounding oxide matrix, which is GeO₂.     

Surface dependence of the magnetic configurations of the ordered B2 FeCr alloy

Tight-binding linear muffin tin orbitals calculations with generalized gradient approximation were carried out for the magnetic configurations at the surface of the ferromagnetic ordered B2 FeCr alloys. For both (001) and (111) crystallographic phases, non ferromagnetic configurations are shown to be more stable than the ferromagnetic configuration of the bulk alloy. For (001) surface we display a c ground state for either Cr or Fe at the surface. For Cr top layer the magnetic moments are larger than in the bulk B2 FeCr while they are slightly enhanced for Fe top layer. For (111) surface an antiferromagnetic coupling between surface and subsurface is always obtained i.e. for either Fe or Cr at the surface. This change of coupling between Fe and Cr (from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic) is expected to be fundamental to any explanation of the experimental results obtained for the interface alloying at the Fe/Cr interfaces. Received 23 March 1998     

The sign of the electric field gradient in FeGe and FeSn systems

The isostructural compounds FeGe and FeSn having the hexagonal (B35) phase have been studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy in an external magnetic field of 2.2T in the paramagnetic state. The sign of the principal component V_zz of the electric field gradient tensor is found to be negative for both of them and the value of the asymmetry parameter is 0.33 for FeGe and 0.91 for FeSn. It was not possible to determine the sign of V_zz for the cubic FeGe. This compound has been shown to possess a stable magnetic moment at the iron site even above its bulk transition temperature.     

Effect of different surfactants on the morphology,growth and magnetic behavior of MnWO4 crystals via the hydrothermal method

MnWO₄ nano- and microcrystals with various morphologies have been prepared by the surfactant-assisted hydrothermal method. The crystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and magnetic measurements. Different morphologies and growth mechanisms of MnWO₄ crystals depend on the surfactant employed. Our results reveal that the MnWO₄ nanocrystals exhibit weak ferromagnetism at low temperature due to incomplete spin compensation on the surface with nanoparticle size, while microflowers show antiferromagnetic behavior at low temperature. The crystal morphologies and the size effects associated with surfactants result in these tunable magnetic behaviors.     

Ge纳米结构的形貌与铁磁性研究

利用等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术制备了厚度不同的Ge薄膜, 随着样品厚度的减小, 样品表现出了室温铁磁性. 厚度为12 nm样品经过300 ℃退火后, 由于颗粒细化, 颗粒之间的界面增加, 界面缺陷增加, 样品表现出最大的铁磁性 (50 emu/cm³). 场冷却和零场冷却曲线测试表明居里温度约为350 K. 进行600 ℃退火后, 颗粒团聚, 样品的铁磁性最小. 当样品厚度进一步减小为6 nm时, 沉积态样品表现出铁磁性和顺磁性共存. 对6 nm厚的样品进行300 ℃退火后, 样品只具有铁磁性. 进行600 ℃退火后, 样品却只具有顺磁性. 12 nm 和6 nm 厚的Ge纳米结构薄膜随退火温度变化表现出不同的磁性规律, 我们认为是由于样品的颗粒大小和颗粒分布不同造成的. 样品越薄, Si基底与Ge薄膜之间的界面缺陷越明显, 界面缺陷以及Ge颗粒之间的界面缺陷为样品提供了未配对电子, 未配对电子的铁磁性耦合强度与样品颗粒的分布以及颗粒之间的结合有一定的关系. 颗粒之间分散或颗粒之间的融合程度大都将会降低样品的铁磁性.     

Instability of magnetism and conductivity in CMR manganites: role of Mn-site doping and thermal cycling

The magnetic and transport properties of the manganites with the perovskite structure are mainly characterized by a competition between ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, and between a metallic like and an insulating behavior. Charge and orbital ordering, and phase separation play a prominent role in the appearance of such properties, since they can be modified in a spectacular manner by external factors, making the different physical properties metastable. There we describe two effects that deeply modify those properties, the doping of Mn sites and the thermal cycling under a magnetic field.The doping of Mn sites by various magnetic cations—Cr, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Ir—destroys charge/orbital-ordering and induces ferromagnetism and metallicity in the antiferromagnetic matrix of the manganites. The magnetic phase diagram of the systems Ln_1−xCa_xMnO₃ is considerably modified by such doping. The metastability of the magnetic states is explained in terms of models based on the electronic structure of the doping elements in connection with a possible valence fluctuation.The thermal cycling is also a spectacular effect, observed in chromium doped manganites. For instance, an increase of resistivity by several orders of magnitude can be observed by thermal cycling under a magnetic field, whereas no effect is obtained in the corresponding undoped material. This behavior is interpreted in terms of strains induced charge localization, at the interface between ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic domains in the antiferromagnetic matrix.     

Electronic structure and bulk spin-valve behavior in Ca3Ru2O7

Density functional calculations of the fermiology and magnetic properties of Ca3Ru2O7 reveal an unusual state: a bulk spin valve. The ground state consists of nearly half-metallic bilayers stacked antiferromagnetically with a weak coupling. Out of plane transport is very strongly suppressed by the antiferromagnetic alignment, which can be destroyed in favor of ferromagnetism at low energy cost. Furthermore, the spin transport in the ferromagnetic state is highly unusual; opposite sign spin polarizations are found for currents in plane and out of plane.     

The magnetic phase transition in Cu-doped ZnO: From bulk to nanocluster

Using the first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory, we have investigated the magnetic properties of Cu-doped ZnO both in bulk and nanocluster. The calculated results show that the substitutional Cu ions are spin polarized and have a tendency to assemble. It is found that the ground state has shown a change from ferromagnetic phase to antiferromagnetic phase as the size for the doping system decreases from bulk to nanocluster. In bulk ZnO, the ferromagnetism is attributed to the strong hybridization between Cu 3d and O 2p states. In ZnO nanocluster, however, the antiferromagnetic exchange interaction is dominant because of the very close Cu–Cu distance.     

"Live" surface ferromagnetism in Fe nanodots/Cu multilayers on Cu(111)

We investigate the crossover behavior from two-dimensional (2D) to three-dimensional in multilayers of magnetic nanodots grown by stacking 2D Fe nanodot assemblies on Cu(111) single crystal substrate with a Cu spacing layer. Using an in situ magneto-optical Kerr effect, we have observed a striking ferromagnetic to spin-glass-like phase transition with an increasing number of Fe dot layers. The topmost layer of the Fe dots survives the phase transition and remains ferromagnetic. This unusual surface ferromagnetism is likely caused by a surface-state-mediated coupling which is stronger than the coupling in bulk layers. This is confirmed by the fact that the critical temperature of the surface ferromagnetism is considerably higher than that of the bulk spin-glass phase in the system.     

Large magnetoresistance induced by surface ferromagnetism in A-type antiferromagnetic La0.4Sr0.6MnO3 nanoparticles

Grain size effects on magnetic and transport properties for heavily Sr-doped A-type antiferromagnetic La_0.4Sr_0.6MnO₃ ceramics were studied. It was observed that with decrease in grain size, surface ferromagnetism could be introduced due to bond-breaking at surfaces. With decrease in grain size, the surface ferromagnetism was enhanced, and the phase transition order distinguished from the Arrott plot was a second one. The surface-induced ferromagnetism was insulating as judged from transport properties. With decrease in grain size, magnetoresistance was largely improved for both high magnetic and low magnetic fields. Under a 500 Oe magnetic field, the magnetoresistance is improved from 0.2%, 0.1%, 0.03% and 0.02% for the sample with grain size of 150 nm at 10, 100, 200 and 300 K, respectively, to 3%, 2.3%, 0.43% and 0.12% for the sample with grain size of 20 nm at 10, 100, 200 and 300 K. It was interesting to find that large magnetoresistance could be induced due to the surface ferromagnetism in A-type antiferromagnetic La_0.4Sr_0.6MnO₃ nanoparticles, which suggested that it was possible to search for manganites with relatively high low-field magnetoresistance in nanostructured A-type antiferromagnetic materials.     

Local weak ferromagnetism in single-crystalline ferroelectric BiFeO3

Polarized small-angle neutron scattering studies of single-crystalline multiferroic BiFeO(3) reveal a long-wavelength spin density wave generated by ～1° spin canting of the spins out of the rotation plane of the antiferromagnetic cycloidal order. This signifies weak ferromagnetism within mesoscopic regions of dimension 0.03 microns along [110], to several microns along [111], confirming a long-standing theoretical prediction. The average local magnetization is 0.06 μ(B)/Fe. Our results provide an indication of the intrinsic macroscopic magnetization to be expected in ferroelectric BiFeO(3) thin films under strain, where the magnetic cycloid is suppressed.     

Magnetic correlations in a layered iridate, Na(2)IrO(3)

Analysis of published data gathered on a sample of Na(2)IrO(3), held deep inside the antiferromagnetic phase at 1.58?K, shows that iridium magnetic dipole moments, measured in resonant x-ray Bragg diffraction, lie in the a-c plane of the monoclinic crystal and enclose an angle ≈118°?with the c-axis. These findings, together with bulk measurements, are united in a plausible magnetic ground state for an iridium ion constructed from a Kramers doublet. A magnetic space group, derived from the chemical space group C2/m (unique axis b), possesses an anti-translation, to accommodate antiferromagnetic order, and an odd, two-fold axis of rotation symmetry on the b-axis, [Formula: see text], placing Ir magnetic dipoles perpendicular to the b-axis. Anapoles (toroidal dipoles) are predicted to be likewise confined to the a-c plane, and magnetic charges forbidden.     

Ab-initio calculation of magnetic properties of Mn-doped ZnGeN2

We have performed a density functional theory within a generalized gradient approximation study of Mn-doped zinc germanium dinitride (ZnGeN₂) semiconductor. Our results show Mn-doped ZnGeN₂ to be antiferromagnetic for Mn_Zn (Mn substitutes Zn site) and ferromagnetic for Mn_Ge (Mn substitutes Ge site). Ferromagnetic state is also preferred if Mn atoms substitute both Zn and Ge sites. Formation of half-metallic ferromagnetism is possible in this type of material.     

Low temperature properties of Ce(Pd1-xAgx)

Low temperature magnetic, transport and thermal measurements on the Ce(Pd_1-x Ag_x ) system, with x ranging from 0 to 0.17, are presented. The magnetic structure of the ordered phase transforms from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic with only 2at.% Pd substitution, whereas reentrance of ferromagnetism is observed at 15at.% Ag content. We propose the break in the periodicity of the Coulomb potential (Pd is a hole-like atom, whereas Ag is an electron-like one) as the dominant effect for such a change in the magnetic behavior of this system.