A magnetic atomic laminate from thin film synthesis: (Mo0.5Mn0.5)2GaC

R. Meshkian; A. S. Ingason; U. B. Arnalds; F. Magnus; J. Lu; J. Rosen

doi:10.1063/1.4926611

APL Materials (Jul 2015)

A magnetic atomic laminate from thin film synthesis: (Mo0.5Mn0.5)2GaC

R. Meshkian,
A. S. Ingason,
U. B. Arnalds,
F. Magnus,
J. Lu,
J. Rosen

Affiliations

R. Meshkian: Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
A. S. Ingason: Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
U. B. Arnalds: Science Institute, University of Iceland, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
F. Magnus: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-516 Uppsala, Sweden
J. Lu: Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
J. Rosen: Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926611
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 7
pp. 076102 – 076102-5

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We present synthesis and characterization of a new magnetic atomic laminate: (Mo0.5Mn0.5)2GaC. High quality crystalline films were synthesized on MgO(111) substrates at a temperature of ∼530 °C. The films display a magnetic response, evaluated by vibrating sample magnetometry, in a temperature range 3-300 K and in a field up to 5 T. The response ranges from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic with change in temperature, with an acquired 5T-moment and remanent moment at 3 K of 0.66 and 0.35 μB per metal atom (Mo and Mn), respectively. The remanent moment and the coercive field (0.06 T) exceed all values reported to date for the family of magnetic laminates based on so called MAX phases.

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ISSN: 2166-532X (Online)
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Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Science: Physics
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