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MODELING FERROMAGNETISM IN DILUTE MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS: INSIGHTS FROM MICROSCOPIC CALCULATIONS

PRIYA MAHADEVAN

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, J.D. Block, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700098, India

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979208046049Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We use first principle electronic structure calculations to construct realistic models for magnetism in the context of dilute magnetic semiconductors. The predictions of the model are verified by recent experiments (see Nature 442, 436 (2006)).

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