Molecular Beam Epitaxy of LiMnAs

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates the successful molecular beam epitaxy growth of high-quality LiMnAs, showing that introducing lithium does not damage the MBE system even after multiple growth cycles.

Contribution

First successful MBE growth of high-quality LiMnAs, establishing a reliable method for incorporating lithium without system damage.

Findings

High crystalline quality LiMnAs achieved

Li introduction does not damage MBE system

Multiple growth cycles performed without issues

Abstract

We report on the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of high crystalline quality LiMnAs. The introduction of a group-I alkali metal element Li with flux comparable to fluxes of Mn and As has not caused any apparent damage to the MBE system after as many as fifteen growth cycles performed on the system to date.