Abstract:We calculate the characteristic current-voltage curve of a tunneling device based on semimagnetic semiconductor materials. The device is a heterostructure with layers of Cd1,xMnxTe in which the magnetic ions Mn 2+ interact strongly with the conducting electrons via the s-d exchange interaction. Thermal uctuations of Mn 2+ magnetic moments cause spin-dependent electron scattering that modi es the characteristic current-voltage curve. Our calculation shows how this electron-ion scattering is expected to a ect th… Show more
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