Ferromagnetism in bulk Co-Zn-O

The origin of ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic semiconductors is still an open question, yielding a great deal of research across the world. This work focuses on the Co-Zn-O system. Room-temperature ferromagnetism is observed after a partial reaction of Co_3O_4 and ZnO, which can be ascribed neith...

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Autores: Quesada, A., García, M. A., Andrés, M., Hernando Grande, Antonio, Fernández, J. F., Caballero, A. C., Martín González, M. S., Briones, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/52090
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52090
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Room-temperature Ffrromagnetism
Doped ZnO
Magnetic semiconductors
Thin-films
Origin
Zn1-Xcoxo
System
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Sumario:The origin of ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic semiconductors is still an open question, yielding a great deal of research across the world. This work focuses on the Co-Zn-O system. Room-temperature ferromagnetism is observed after a partial reaction of Co_3O_4 and ZnO, which can be ascribed neither to carrier mediation nor segregated cobalt metallic clusters. Another mechanism is yielding room-temperature ferromagnetism. This mechanism is associated with a partial reaction of ZnO and Co_3O_4 grains, and always appears when the starting phases (Co_3O_4 and ZnO) are present in the sample, suggesting that interfaces are involved in the origin of the observed ferromagnetism.