Magnetic and electronic transport properties of antiperovskite Mn 3Cu(Ge)N thin films

Yuanyuan Na, Cong Wang, Lihua Chu, Lei Ding, Nian Ji, Jian Ping Wang, Xiaolong Chen

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Abstract

The antiperovskite structure Mn3Cu(Ge)N thin films were grown on single crystal Si (100) substrates by facing target magnetron sputtering. It is found that the films exhibit (100) preferred orientation. Ge-doping does not change the antiperovskite structure but leads to obvious changes in surface morphologies, magnetic and electronic transport properties. As a function of temperature, the resistivity of the films shows a semiconductor-type behavior. Moreover, it is worth noting that an abrupt change of resistivity is observed and magnetic ordering of the films changes from ferrimagnetic (FI) to antiferromagnetic (AFM) due to Ge-doping. In addition, both the transition temperature (Tt) and Néel temperature (TN) move towards higher temperature with increasing Ge content.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2401-2403
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume65
Issue number15-16
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50772008 and 90922037 ) and the National Science Foundation NNIN program . The authors would like to thank Professor J.R. Sun for helpful discussions concerning the results of this research.

Keywords

  • Electrical properties
  • Sputtering
  • Thin films

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