Electronic correlations in short period (CrAs)${}_n$/(GaAs)${}_n$ ferromagnetic heterostructures

Abstract

We investigate half-metallicity in [001] stacked (CrAs)${}_n$/(GaAs)${}_n$ heterostructures with $n\le 3$ by means of a combined many-body and electronic structure calculation. Interface states in the presence of strong electronic correlations are discussed for the case $n=1$. For $n=2,3$ our results indicate that the minority spin half-metallic gap is suppressed by local correlations at finite temperatures, and continuously shrinks upon increasing the heterostructure period. Although around room temperature the magnetization of the heterostructure deviates by only $2$ from the ideal integer value, finite temperature polarization at $E_F$ is reduced by at least $25$. Below the Fermi level the minority spin highest valence states are found to localize more on the GaAs layers while lowest conduction states have a many-body origin. Our results, therefore, suggest that in these heterostructures holes and electrons remain separated among different layers.

arXiv comment9 pages, 12 pages, submitted to PRB

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