Nature of magnetic coupling between Mn ions in as-grown Ga${}_{1-x}$Mn${}_x$As studied by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism

Abstract

The magnetic properties of as-grown Ga${}_{1-x}$Mn${}_x$As have been investigated by the systematic measurements of temperature and magnetic field dependent soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). The {\it intrinsic} XMCD intensity at high temperatures obeys the Curie-Weiss law, but residual spin magnetic moment appears already around 100 K, significantly above Curie temperature ($T_C$), suggesting that short-range ferromagnetic correlations are developed above $T_C$. The present results also suggest that antiferromagnetic interaction between the substitutional and interstitial Mn (Mn${}_{int}$) ions exists and that the amount of the Mn${}_{int}$ affects $T_C$.

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