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Interface reaction and magnetism of epitaxially-grown Fe on InAs(100) are studied by core-level photoemission (As 3d and In 4d) and Fe 2p X-ray magnetic circular dichroism using synchrotron radiation. The reactivity of Fe/InAs(100) is relatively low compared to that of other interfaces involving deposition of 3d metals on III-V semiconductors. As a consequence, we observe a magnetic signal at Fe L2, 3 edges for the lowest thicknesses studied (1 ML). The atomic magnetic moment reaches a value close to that of the bulk α-Fe (2.2 μ B) for Fe coverages exceeding 5 ML. A ferromagnetic compound with approximate stoichiometry of FeAs is formed at the interface. The orbital magnetism represents between 12 and 20% of the total momentum, due to 3d density of states depletion and to crystal-field modification of the electronic levels. These properties make the Fe/InAs(100) interface very promising for spin-tunneling devices.
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Received 4 April 2002 / Received in final form 13 May 2002 Published online 31 July 2002
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Teodorescu, C., Chevrier, F., Brochier, R. et al. Reactivity and magnetism of Fe/InAs(100) interfaces. Eur. Phys. J. B 28, 305–313 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00234-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2002-00234-6