Ferromagnetic Property and Thickness Effect of Nanocrystalline CrSb Films Deposited on KCl (100) Substrates

Shandong      Li; Jianglin      Fang; Qinghui      Chen; Shengguang      Cao; Binghuan      Hu; Wenqing      Zou; Zhigao      Huang; Youwei      Du

doi:10.2174/157341309788185442

Abstract

CrSb films with various thickness were deposited on KCl (100) substrates by magnetron sputtering. Strong ferromagnetism was observed in the CrSb films, which can be attributed to the ferromagnetic zinc blende-CrSb (ZB-CrSb) phase. The ZB-CrSb film with critical thickness about 5 nm is sufficiently thicker to be investigated the half-metallic nature of ZB-CrSb and to be practically applied in spintronics devices.

Keywords: Half-metals, Zinc-blende CrSb, Epitaxial growth, KCl substrates

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Current Nanoscience

Title: Ferromagnetic Property and Thickness Effect of Nanocrystalline CrSb Films Deposited on KCl (100) Substrates

Volume: 5 Issue: 2

Author(s): Shandong Li, Jianglin Fang, Qinghui Chen, Shengguang Cao, Binghuan Hu, Wenqing Zou, Zhigao Huang and Youwei Du

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Keywords: Half-metals, Zinc-blende CrSb, Epitaxial growth, KCl substrates

Abstract: CrSb films with various thickness were deposited on KCl (100) substrates by magnetron sputtering. Strong ferromagnetism was observed in the CrSb films, which can be attributed to the ferromagnetic zinc blende-CrSb (ZB-CrSb) phase. The ZB-CrSb film with critical thickness about 5 nm is sufficiently thicker to be investigated the half-metallic nature of ZB-CrSb and to be practically applied in spintronics devices.

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Li Shandong, Fang Jianglin, Chen Qinghui, Cao Shengguang, Hu Binghuan, Zou Wenqing, Huang Zhigao and Du Youwei, Ferromagnetic Property and Thickness Effect of Nanocrystalline CrSb Films Deposited on KCl (100) Substrates, Current Nanoscience 2009; 5 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341309788185442