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(Ga,Mn)As based superlattices and the search for antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling

Materials Science 2010-10-29 v2

Abstract

Antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling in dilute magnetic semiconductor superlattices could result in the realisation of large magnetoresistance effects analogous to the giant magnetoresistance seen in metallic multilayer structures. In this paper we use a mean-field theory of carrier induced ferromagnetism to explore the multidimensional parameter space available in (Ga,Mn)As based superlattice systems. Based on these investigations we examine the feasibility of creating a superlattice that exhibits antiferromagnetic coupling and suggest potentially viable recipes.

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@article{arxiv.0802.0275,
  title  = {(Ga,Mn)As based superlattices and the search for antiferromagnetic interlayer coupling},
  author = {A. D. Giddings and T. Jungwirth and B. L. Gallagher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.0275},
  year   = {2010}
}

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11 pages, 9 figures

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