Understanding of nanostructures and magnetic properties of Ge-based diluted magnetic semiconductors for spintronic devices

高质量的锗基稀释磁性半导体的成功发展将使澳大利亚的基础和应用研究处于磁性半导体的世界前沿。这项多学科研究不仅将确保在国际领先期刊上发表一些高影响力的论文，而且还具有产生可专利技术的潜力，这可能为澳大利亚带来潜在的经济利益。此外，该项目将加强澳大利亚研究人员与世界知名科学家之间的合作，并使澳大利亚研究人员能够使用世界上最好的制造设备。这些都将提高澳大利亚在自旋电子学领域的国际竞争力。

The success of growing high-quality germanium-based diluted magnetic semiconductors will position Australian fundamental & applied research at the world forefront of magnetic semiconductors. This multi-disciplinary research will not only secure a number of high-impact publications in leading international journals, but also has the potential to generate patentable technologies which might bring potential economic benefits to Australia. In addition, the project will strengthen the collaboration between Australian researchers and world-renowned scientists and will allow Australian researchers to access world-best fabrication facilities. All these will enhance the international competitive profile of Australia in the field of spintronics.