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- Title
Ferromagnetism in Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles at room temperature.
- Authors
Liu, H. L.; Yang, J. H.; Zhang, Y. J.; Wang, Y. X.; Wei, M. B.; Wang, D. D.; Zhao, L. Y.; Lang, J. H.; Gao, M.
- Abstract
Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized and structurally characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). XRD shows that Zn1−xCuxO (x ≤ 0.04) samples are single phase with the ZnO-like wurtzite structure, while the secondary phase Cu is observed in Zn0.95Cu0.05O sample. Magnetic measurements indicated that Zn1−xCuxO (x = 0.02, 0.03, 0.04) are ferromagnetic at room temperature and the magnetic moment per Cu atom decreased with increasing Cu concentration. XRD, TEM and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed that no ferromagnetic-related secondary phase was detected. The origin of the ferromagnetism in Zn1−xCuxO (x ≤ 0.04) was mainly due to Cu ions substituted into the ZnO lattice.
- Subjects
FERROMAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLES; ZINC oxide; DILUTED magnetic semiconductors; COPPER ions; CURIE temperature; TRANSITION metals
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 7, p628
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-008-9776-0