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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
The structural and electronic properties of MnxGe1−x alloys (x⩽0.15) fabricated by ion implantation are investigated by means of x-ray diffraction and synchrotron radiation photoemission spectroscopy. The diffraction patterns point to the presence of ferromagnetic Mn5Ge3 nanoparticles; however, valence band spectra, interpreted by means of accurate ab initio calculations including Hubbard-like correlations, show clear fingerprints of an effective substitutional Mn dilution in the Ge semiconducting host.
Publisher: 
American Institute of Physics
Publication date: 
6 Feb 2006
Authors: 

L Ottaviano, M Passacantando, S Picozzi, A Continenza, R Gunnella, A Verna, G Bihlmayer, G Impellizzeri, F Priolo

Biblio References: 
Volume: 88 Issue: 6 Pages: 061907
Origin: 
Applied Physics Letters