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Class Of Ferromagnetic Semiconductors, Larysa Shlyk, Sergiy A. Kryukov, Lance E. De Long, Barbara Schüpp-Niewa, Rainer Niewa

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Patents

Single crystal and polycrystal oxoruthenates having the generalized compositions (Ba_z,Sr_1−z)Fe_xCo_yRu_6−(x+y)O₁₁ (1≦(x+y)≦5; 0≦z≦1) and (Ba,Sr)M_2±xRu_4∓xO₁₁ (M=Fe,Co) belong to a novel class of ferromagnetic semiconductors with applications in spin-based field effect transistors, spin-based light emitting diodes, and magnetic random access memories.