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Bulk crystal growth and surface preparation of NiSb, MnSb, and NiMnSb

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Maskery, Ian, Burrows, Christopher W., Walker, Marc, Singh, R. P., Balakrishnan, Geetha, Duffy, J. A. and Bell, Gavin R. (2016) Bulk crystal growth and surface preparation of NiSb, MnSb, and NiMnSb. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena, 34 (4). 041219. doi:10.1116/1.4953549

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Abstract

Bulk single crystal and polycrystalline samples of NiSb, MnSb, and NiMnSb have been grown and characterized. The lattice parameter of NiMnSb was found to be 5.945 ± 0.001 Å, around 0.25% larger than previous reports. The surface preparation of these materials was investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Wet etching with HCl and argon ion sputtering were used in tandem with vacuum annealing. For both binary materials, a clean and stoichiometric surface could be regained by HCl etching and annealing alone. However, clean and stoichiometric ternary NiMnSb was not successfully prepared by these methods. The transition metal 2p and 3p levels are analyzed for all three materials.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Engineering
Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Ferromagnetic materials , Spintronics
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena
Publisher: A I P Publishing LLC
ISSN: 2166-2746
Official Date: 13 June 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
13 June 2016Published
25 May 2016Accepted
17 April 2016Submitted
Volume: 34
Number: 4
Article Number: 041219
DOI: 10.1116/1.4953549
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Advantage West Midlands (AWM), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Birmingham Science City
Grant number: EP/K032852/1, EP/I007210/1, EP/M028771/1, EP/ I00114X/1

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