TY - JOUR
AU - Sato, K.
AU - Dederichs, P. H.
AU - Katayama-Yoshida, H.
TI - Curie temperatures of III-V magnetic semiconductors calculated from first-principles
JO - epl
VL - 61
SN - 0295-5075
CY - Les Ulis
PB - EDP Sciences
M1 - PreJuSER-33616
SP - 403 - 408
PY - 2003
N1 - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB - Curie temperatures of the diluted magnetic semiconductors (Ga, Mn) As, (Ga, Mn) N, (Ga, Cr) As and (Ga, Cr) N are evaluated from first principles. The electronic structure is calculated in the local spin density approximation by using the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker method combined with the coherent potential approximation to describe the substitutional and spin disorder. From the total energy differences between the ferromagnetic state and the spin-glass state, realistic estimations of Curie temperatures are achieved by using a mapping on the Heisenberg model in the mean-field approximation. Effects of additional carrier doping treatments are also investigated. Very large Curie temperatures are obtained, lying above room temperature for ( Ga, Mn) N, ( Ga, Cr) As and ( Ga, Cr) N. Upon hole doping the Curie temperature of (Ga, Mn) N further increases, while (Ga, Mn) As shows a plateau behavior.
KW - J (WoSType)
LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000180638600018
DO - DOI:10.1209/epl/i2003-00191-8
UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/33616
ER -