Spin-orbit coupling effect in (Ga,Mn)As films: Anisotropic exchange interactions and magnetocrystalline anisotropy
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The magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) of (Ga,Mn)As films has been studied on the basis of ab initio electronic structure theory by performing magnetic torque calculations. An appreciable contribution to the in-plane uniaxial anisotropy can be attributed to an extended region adjacent to the surface. Calculations of the exchange tensor allow to ascribe a significant part to the MCA to the exchange anisotropy, caused either by a tetragonal distortion of the lattice or by the presence of the surface or interface.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011