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Zn3As2 + MnAs composite films 0.7–0.9 μm in thickness have been grown on silicon and sapphire substrates by vacuum thermal evaporation. As shown by scanning electron microscopy, the films consisted of spherical grains ranging in size from 5 to 150 nm and had uniform Zn, As, and Mn elemental concentration distributions. The grains were made up of magnetic clusters less than 10 nm in size, as determined by atomic force microscopy, magnetic force microscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Kochura, S.F. Marenkin, A.D. Izotov, P.N. Vasil’ev, P.V. Abakumov, A.P. Kuz’menko, 2015, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 8, pp. 823–828.
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Kochura, A.V., Marenkin, S.F., Izotov, A.D. et al. Growth and physicochemical properties of Zn3As2 + MnAs magnetic composite films. Inorg Mater 51, 754–758 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168515080117
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