(Ca,K)(Zn,Mn)2As2: Ferromagnetic semiconductor induced by decoupled charge and spin doping in CaZn2As2

Jinou Dong; Xueqin Zhao; Licheng Fu; Yilun Gu; Rufei Zhang; Qiaolin Yang; Lingfeng Xie; Fanlong Ning

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/43/7/072501

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