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Magnetic cluster developement in In1−x Mn x Sb semiconductor alloys

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X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and magnetic measurements as a function of applied magnetic field and temperature for In1−x Mn x Sb (0.05≤x≤0.2) system are reported. Magnetic measurements performed at high and small magnetic field in ZFC and FC indicate the coexistence of ferromagnetic In1−x Mn x Sb solid solution and two types of magnetic cluster: ferromagnetic MnSb and ferrimagnetic Mn2Sb. XPS valence band and Mn 2p core level spectra have confirmed the presence of MnSb and Mn2Sb phases. TEM images show some manganese antimonide phase microinclusions with dimension between (30–40) nm.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, 4000084, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Lidia Rednic, Iosif G. Deac, Eugen Dorolti, Marin Coldea & Vasile Rednic

  2. Fachbereich Physik, University of Osnabrück, 49069, Osnabrück, Germany

    Manfred Neumann

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Rednic, L., Deac, I.G., Dorolti, E. et al. Magnetic cluster developement in In1−x Mn x Sb semiconductor alloys. centr.eur.j.phys. 8, 620–627 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-009-0140-7

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