Nanocolonnes de GeMn : propriétés magnétiques et structurales à la lumière du synchrotron

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The system of self-assembled Mn-rich GeMn nanocolumns embedded in a Mn-poor germanium matrix is a promising material for spintronics applications. Depending on the growth parameters, coherent GeMn nanocolumns, amorphous GeMn nanocolumns and/or Ge3Mn5 nanoclusters can be observed. In this manuscript, we report on the investigation on the electronic, magnetic and structural properties of the GeMn nanocolumns using synchrotron techniques. Measurements using grazing incidence x-ray scattering techniques in samples containing coherent nanocolumns, free from Ge3Mn5 precipitates, show some disorder in the nanocolumns. Reciprocal space maps are quantitatively explained by considering the scattering of the Ge matrix strained by the inclusion of the nanocolumns in the matrix and their correlations in position, without requiring the consideration of different additional phases. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism allow for the specific probing of the Mn magnetic pr

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