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Raman and magneto transport studies of MBE grown β-FeSi2, β-(Fe1-xCrx)Si2, and β-(Fe1-xCox)Si2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

A. Srujana
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
A. Wadhawan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
K. Srikala
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
B.P. Gorman
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
R.J. Cottier
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
Wei Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
C.L. Littler
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
J.M. Perez
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
T.D. Golding
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA
A.G. Birdwell
Affiliation:
Semiconductor Electronics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8121 Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8121, USA
W. Henrion
Affiliation:
Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Abteilung Photovoltaik, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
M. Rebien
Affiliation:
Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Abteilung Photovoltaik, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
P. Stauss
Affiliation:
Hahn-Meitner-Institute, Abteilung Photovoltaik, Rudower Chaussee 5, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
R. Glosser
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083, USA
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Abstract

Iron disilicide shows great promise as a silicon based light emitter operating in the 1.3 to 1.5 μm wavelength range. However, there exists a number of questions related to the band structure and the ability to alloy and controllably dope the material both n and p type. In this paper we present Raman and magneto transport studies on β-FeSi2, β-(Fe1-xCrx)Si2, and β-(Fe1-xCox)Si2 grown by MBE. By comparing the spectra obtained for undoped and doped samples we provide a general overview of the effects of doping on the crystallinity of the material. The temperature dependent (4K<T<300K) magneto transport illustrates that Cr is a p-type dopant and Co is an n-type dopant in β-FeSi2.The temperature dependence of the resistivity indicates that the transport properties at higher temperatures are determined by free carriers whereas at lower temperatures impurity band conduction prevails.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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