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Ga sublattice defects in (Ga,Mn)As: Thermodynamical and kinetic trends

Author

  • F Tuomisto
  • K Pennanen
  • K Saarinen
  • Janusz Sadowski

Summary, in English

We have used positron annihilation spectroscopy and infrared absorption measurements to study the Ga sublattice defects in epitaxial Ga1-xMnxAs with Mn content varying from 0% to 5%. We show that the Ga vacancy concentration decreases and As antisite concentration increases with increasing Mn content. This is in agreement with thermodynamical considerations for the electronic part of the formation energy of the Ga sublattice point defects. However, the absolute defect concentrations imply that they are determined rather by the growth kinetics than by the thermodynamical equilibrium. The As antisite concentrations in the samples are large enough to be important for compensation and magnetic properites. In addition, the Ga vacancies are likely to be involved in the diffusion and clustering of Mn at low annealing temperatures.

Department/s

Publishing year

2004

Language

English

Publication/Series

Physical Review Letters

Volume

93

Issue

5

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Physical Society

Topic

  • Physical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1079-7114