Magnetic properties, chemical and phase composition of thin manganese silicide films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

M. V. Dorokhin, Yu. M. Kuznetsov, V. P. Lesnikov +8

Manganese silicide (MnxSiy) thin films with Mn content (CMn) varied from 24 at. % to 52 at. % were grown on i-GaAs (100) substrates. Chemical, phase composition and room temperatur…