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Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction Studies on the New Generation Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Li(Zn,Mn)As under High Pressure

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Publication Date2017-06-01
JournalChinese Physics Letters
AuthorsFei Sun, Cong Xu, Shuang Yu, Bijuan Chen, Guoqiang Zhao
InstitutionsCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Citations11

The pressure effect on the crystalline structure of the I-II-V semiconductor Li(Zn,Mn)As ferromagnet is studied using in situ high-pressure x-ray diffraction and diamond anvil cell techniques. A phase transition starting at ∼11.6 GPa is found. The space group of the high-pressure new phase is proposed as Pmca. Fitting with the Birch-Murnaghan equation of state, the bulk modulus and its pressure derivative of the ambient pressure structure with space group of are GPa and , respectively.