Abstract
Doping of magnetic element Mn and Cr in GaN was achieved by thermal diffusion. The conductivity of the samples, which were all n-type, did not change significantly after the diffusion doping. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed no secondary phase in the samples. Experiments using superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) showed that the samples were ferromagnetic at 5 and 300 K, implying the Curie temperature to be around or over 300 K, despite their n-type conductivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 292-295 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 25 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We are grateful to Dr. Y.G. Cao and Prof. Ning for XRD measurements of the samples. X.X. Zhang would like to thank the support by HK RGC.
Keywords
- Cr
- Ferromagnetism
- GaN
- Mn
- Thermal doping
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering