Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 247202 (2008) [4 pages]Nature of Magnetic Coupling between Mn Ions in As-Grown Ga1-xMnxAs Studied by X-Ray Magnetic Circular DichroismReceived 29 November 2007; published 16 June 2008 The magnetic properties of as-grown Ga1-xMnxAs have been investigated by the systematic measurements of temperature and magnetic field dependent soft x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). The intrinsic XMCD intensity at high temperatures obeys the Curie-Weiss law, but a residual spin magnetic moment appears already around 100 K, significantly above the Curie temperature (TC), suggesting that short-range ferromagnetic correlations are developed above TC. The present results also suggest that the antiferromagnetic interaction between the substitutional and interstitial Mn (Mnint) ions exists and that the amount of the Mnint affects TC. © 2008 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.247202
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.247202
PACS:
75.50.Pp, 75.25.+z, 78.70.Dm, 79.60.Dp
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