Abstract
We describe a systematic study of the exchange coupling between a magnetically hard metallic ferromagnet (MnAs) and a magnetically soft ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga1-x Mnx As) in bilayer and trilayer heterostructures. An exchange spring model of MnAs/ Ga1-x Mnx As bilayers accounts for the variation in the exchange-bias field with layer thickness and composition. We also present evidence for hole-mediated interlayer exchange coupling in MnAs/p-GaAs/ Ga1-x Mnx As trilayers and study the dependence of the exchange-bias field on the thickness of the spacer layer.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 045319 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Jan 25 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics