Abstract
The interplay of magnetic and semiconducting properties has been in the focus for more than a half of the century. In this introductory article we briefly review the key properties and functionalities of various magnetic semiconductor families, including europium chalcogenides, chromium spinels, dilute magnetic semiconductors, dilute ferromagnetic semiconductors and insulators, mentioning also sources of non-uniformities in the magnetization distribution, accounting for an apparent high Curie temperature ferromagnetism in many systems. Our survey is carried out from today's perspective of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic spintronics as well as of the emerging fields of magnetic topological materials and atomically thin 2D layers.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 080301 |
| Journal | Journal of Semiconductors |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- 2D systems
- magnetic and dilute magnetic semiconductors
- topological materials
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry
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Dietl, T., Bonanni, A., & Ohno, H. (2019). Families of magnetic semiconductors - An overview. Journal of Semiconductors, 40(8), [080301]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-4926/40/8/080301