Abstract
Neutron diffraction studies of antiferromagnetic semiconductor superlattices are reviewed. Mn-VI/II-VI multilayers (e.g. MnSe/ZnTe, MnSe/ZnSe) exhibit a variety of strain-induced effects in spin ordering and phase transition phenomena. In MnTe/CdTe systems, in which the thickness of the non-magnetic CdTe spacers can be very thin (∼ 6 Å) and comparable with the range of the Mn-Mn exchange interactions, the measurements clearly show the onset of interlayer coupling. Pronounced interlayer coupling has been observed in experiments on another system, EuTe/PbTe, with much thicker (30-40 Å) non-magnetic layers - arguably, this coupling is maintained by dipolar fields.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-168 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter |
Volume | 198 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering