Electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of Mn-doped GaSb: a first-principles study

Abstract

Half-metallic ferromagnets can produce fully spin-polarized conduction electrons and can be applied to fabricate spintronic devices. Thus, in this study, the electronic structure, magnetic properties, and optical properties of GaSb, which has exhibited half-metallicity, doped with Mn, a 3d transition metal, are calculated using the generalized gradient approximation and Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof (HSE) functional. Ga${}_{1-x}$Mn${}_x$Sb ($x=0.25,0.5,0.75$) materials exhibit ferromagnetic half-metallic properties and a high Curie temperature, indicating that this series can applied in spintronic devices. Meanwhile, they absorb strongly in the infrared band, suggesting that Ga${}_{1-x}$Mn${}_x$Sb also has potential applications in infrared photoelectric devices.

arXiv comment14 pages, 6 figures

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