Ion implantation technique is used to study the magnetic properties of Cu-dopecl ZnO. The room temperature ferromagnetism in the Cu-implanted ZnO samples is observed. From the photoluminescence spectrum of implanted s...Ion implantation technique is used to study the magnetic properties of Cu-dopecl ZnO. The room temperature ferromagnetism in the Cu-implanted ZnO samples is observed. From the photoluminescence spectrum of implanted samples we observe a broad green emission around 510nm, which is related to defects in the samples. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement shows that Cu ions are in the mixed oxidation state of 4-1 or ＋2 and substitute for the Zn^2＋ ions of the ZnO matrix. We argue that the ferromagnetism is related to these defects, and the substitution of Cu^2＋ into Zn^2＋ sites in crystal ZnO could contribute to the observed ferromagnetism.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10375028, the Open Project of Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, the SRF for ROCS, SEM, and Chun Hui Project of Ministry of Education.
文摘Ion implantation technique is used to study the magnetic properties of Cu-dopecl ZnO. The room temperature ferromagnetism in the Cu-implanted ZnO samples is observed. From the photoluminescence spectrum of implanted samples we observe a broad green emission around 510nm, which is related to defects in the samples. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement shows that Cu ions are in the mixed oxidation state of 4-1 or ＋2 and substitute for the Zn^2＋ ions of the ZnO matrix. We argue that the ferromagnetism is related to these defects, and the substitution of Cu^2＋ into Zn^2＋ sites in crystal ZnO could contribute to the observed ferromagnetism.
