Title: Tunneling spectroscopy in Fe∕ZnSe∕Ga1−xMnxAs magnetic tunnel diodes
Abstract: We performed tunneling spectroscopy in Fe∕ZnSe∕Ga1−xMnxAs magnetic tunnel diodes with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure. A GaAs-like longitudinal optical phonon mode was observed for the first time in M∕I∕Ga1−xMnxAs junctions. This implies a better quality with fewer defect states in a ZnSe barrier as compared to other barrier materials, such as AlAs and GaAs. The normalized conductance spectra reflect the density of states of Ga1−xMnxAs in MIS tunnel diodes, suggesting that direct tunneling is a major transport mechanism due to high-quality ZnSe barrier.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-02-21
Language: en
Type: article
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