We report the ferromagnetism with Cure temperature Tcat 230 K in a new diluted magnetic semiconductor(DMS)(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2isostructural to ferropnictide 122 superconductors synthesized via low temperature...We report the ferromagnetism with Cure temperature Tcat 230 K in a new diluted magnetic semiconductor(DMS)(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2isostructural to ferropnictide 122 superconductors synthesized via low temperature sintering.Spin is doped by isovalence substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is introduced by heterovalence substitution of K1+for Ba2+in(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS,being different from(Ga,Mn)As where both spin&charge are induced simultaneously by heterovalence substation of Mn2+for Ga3+.The(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS shows spontaneous magnetization following T3/2dependence expected for a homogeneous ferromagnet with saturation moment 1.0μB for each Mn atom.展开更多
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文摘We report the ferromagnetism with Cure temperature Tcat 230 K in a new diluted magnetic semiconductor(DMS)(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2isostructural to ferropnictide 122 superconductors synthesized via low temperature sintering.Spin is doped by isovalence substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is introduced by heterovalence substitution of K1+for Ba2+in(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS,being different from(Ga,Mn)As where both spin&charge are induced simultaneously by heterovalence substation of Mn2+for Ga3+.The(Ba0.7K0.3)(Zn0.85Mn0.15)2As2DMS shows spontaneous magnetization following T3/2dependence expected for a homogeneous ferromagnet with saturation moment 1.0μB for each Mn atom.