K. Sato et al 2003 Europhys. Lett. 61 403 doi:10.1209/epl/i2003-00191-8
K. Sato1,2, P. H. Dederics1 and H. Katayama-Yoshida2
Show affiliationsCurie 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.
Issue 3 (February 2003)
Received 12 August 2002, accepted for publication 25 November 2002
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