Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 40, Issue 5, 052501(2019)

Magneto-transport properties of the off-stoichiometric Co2MnAl film epitaxially grown on GaAs (001)

Zhifeng Yu1,2, Hailong Wang1,2, Jialin Ma1,2, Shucheng Tong1,2, and Jianhua Zhao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Zhifeng Yu, Hailong Wang, Jialin Ma, Shucheng Tong, Jianhua Zhao. Magneto-transport properties of the off-stoichiometric Co2MnAl film epitaxially grown on GaAs (001)[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(5): 052501

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    Received: Apr. 22, 2019

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    Published Online: Sep. 18, 2021

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    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/40/5/052501

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