Publikation: Competitive actions of MnSi in the epitaxial growth of Mn5 Si3 thin films on Si(111)
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Some magnetically ordered phases of the Mn5Si3 crystal are proving to be prototypes for the study of the new fundamental spin physics related to the spontaneous breaking of the time-reversal symmetry despite a zero net magnetization. Here, we report on a route to grow epitaxial Mn5Si3 thin films on Si(111). To this end, we use Mn and Si codeposition in a molecular beam epitaxy system and carefully tune the deposition rates, the growth temperature, and the annealing temperature. We assessed the silicide phase-formation and morphology using reflection high-energy electron diffraction, x-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and atomic force microscopy. Layers containing only Mn5Si3 could be stabilized under very restrictive conditions, by tuning the Mn/Si flux ratio to match the compound stoichiometry and adjusting the substrate temperature during growth to 443 K. HRTEM imaging revealed the existence of an interfacial amorphous layer of few nanometers thickness. Annealing the heterostructure up to 573 K led to the formation of MnSi at the vicinity of the Mn5Si3/Si(111) interface, which significantly reduced the nucleation barrier of Mn5Si3. High-quality crystalline Mn5Si3 thin films were then formed with the following epitaxial relationships: Mn5Si3(0001)[01¯10]//MnSi(111)[¯211]//Si(111)[1¯10]. Our experiments showed that the formation of MnSi is enhanced at a growth temperature above 473 K or for a longer annealing step, while the crystalline quality of the Mn5Si3 overlayer is correspondingly degraded leading to textured thin films. The growth pathways and structural properties of the manganese silicides can be rationalized in terms of reactions maximizing the free-energy lowering rate. Moreover, we found that the magnetic and the magnetotransport properties can be used as an efficient tool to track both Mn5Si3 crystallinity and proportion in the deposited layers
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KOUNTA, Ismaïla, Helena REICHLOVA, Dominik KRIEGNER, Rafael LOPES SEEGER, Antonin BAD'URA, Miina LEIVISKA, Amine BOUSSADI, Vasile HERESANU, Sebastian T. B. GOENNENWEIN, Lisa MICHEZ, 2023. Competitive actions of MnSi in the epitaxial growth of Mn5 Si3 thin films on Si(111). In: Physical Review Materials. American Physical Society (APS). 2023, 7(2), 024416. eISSN 2475-9953. Available under: doi: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.7.024416BibTex
@article{Kounta2023Compe-66553, year={2023}, doi={10.1103/physrevmaterials.7.024416}, title={Competitive actions of MnSi in the epitaxial growth of Mn<sub>5</sub> Si<sub>3</sub> thin films on Si(111)}, number={2}, volume={7}, journal={Physical Review Materials}, author={Kounta, Ismaïla and Reichlova, Helena and Kriegner, Dominik and Lopes Seeger, Rafael and Bad'ura, Antonin and Leiviska, Miina and Boussadi, Amine and Heresanu, Vasile and Goennenwein, Sebastian T. B. and Michez, Lisa}, note={Article Number: 024416} }
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