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    PARK, Y. D; HANBICKI, A. T; ERWIN, S. C; HELLBERG, C. S; SULLIVAN, J. M; MATTSON, J. E; AMBROSE, T. F; WILSON, A; SPANOS, G; JONKER, B. T

    Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 01/2002, Letnik: 295, Številka: 5555
    Journal Article

    We report on the epitaxial growth of a group-IV ferromagnetic semiconductor, Mn(x)Ge(1-x), in which the Curie temperature is found to increase linearly with manganese (Mn) concentration from 25 to 116 kelvin. The p-type semiconducting character and hole-mediated exchange permit control of ferromagnetic order through application of a +/-0.5-volt gate voltage, a value compatible with present microelectronic technology. Total-energy calculations within density-functional theory show that the magnetically ordered phase arises from a long-range ferromagnetic interaction that dominates a short-range antiferromagnetic interaction. Calculated spin interactions and percolation theory predict transition temperatures larger than measured, consistent with the observed suppression of magnetically active Mn atoms and hole concentration.