B. J. Ruck

On the ferromagnetic ground state of SmN

SmN is a ferromagnetic semiconductor with the unusual property of an orbital-dominant magnetic moment that is largely cancelled by an antiparallel spin contribution, resulting in a near-zero net moment. However, there is a basic gap in the understanding of the ferromagnetic ground state, with existing density functional theory calculations providing values of the

Superconductivity in the ferromagnetic semiconductor SmN

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Optical response of DyN

magnetic moments at odds with experimental data. To clarify the situation, we employ an effective

Epitaxial samarium disilicide films on silicon (0 0 1) substrates: growth, structural and electrical properties

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Experimental and ab initio study of Mg doping in the intrinsic ferromagnetic semiconductor GdN

Hamiltonian incorporating spin-orbit coupling, exchange, the crystal field, and

Epitaxial growth of GdN on silicon substrate using an AlN buffer layer

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Magnetic state of EuN: X-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the Eu M-4,M-5 and L-2,L-3 absorption edges

-mixing to calculate the ground state

Nearest-neighbor Mn antiferromagnetic exchange in Ga(1-x)MnxN

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Ion beam analysis of rare earth nitride thin films

moments. Our results are in excellent agreement with experimental data, revealing moderate quenching of both spin and orbital moments to magnitudes of

Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Er implanted ZnO thin films

\sim 2~\mu_B