We present the manipulation of magnetic and electrical properties of (Ga,Mn)As via the adsorption of dye-molecules as a step toward the realization of light-controlled magnetic-semiconductor/dye hybrid devices. A significant lowering of the Curie temperature with a corresponding increase in electrical resistance and a higher coercive field is found for the (Ga,Mn)As/fluorescein system with respect to (Ga,Mn)As. Upon exposure to visible light a shift in Curie temperature toward higher values as well as a reduction of the electrical resistance and the coercive field can be achieved. This points toward a hole quenching effect at the molecule-(Ga,Mn)As interface which is susceptible to light exposure.
Magnetism and carrier modulation in (Ga,Mn)As/organic-dye hybrid devices / Herrera Diez, L.; Konuma, M.; Placidi, E.; Arciprete, F.; Rushforth, A. W.; Campion, R. P.; Gallagher, B. L.; Honolka, J.; Kern, K.. - In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0003-6951. - 98:2(2011), p. 022503. [10.1063/1.3543843]
Magnetism and carrier modulation in (Ga,Mn)As/organic-dye hybrid devices
Placidi E.;
2011
Abstract
We present the manipulation of magnetic and electrical properties of (Ga,Mn)As via the adsorption of dye-molecules as a step toward the realization of light-controlled magnetic-semiconductor/dye hybrid devices. A significant lowering of the Curie temperature with a corresponding increase in electrical resistance and a higher coercive field is found for the (Ga,Mn)As/fluorescein system with respect to (Ga,Mn)As. Upon exposure to visible light a shift in Curie temperature toward higher values as well as a reduction of the electrical resistance and the coercive field can be achieved. This points toward a hole quenching effect at the molecule-(Ga,Mn)As interface which is susceptible to light exposure.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
