Epitaxial （0001）-oriented Zn1-xCoxO （x= 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1） thin films were grown on c-sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The XRD analysis, optical transmittance and XPS measurements revealed that the...Epitaxial （0001）-oriented Zn1-xCoxO （x= 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1） thin films were grown on c-sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The XRD analysis, optical transmittance and XPS measurements revealed that the Co2＋ substituted Zn2＋ ions were incorporated into the lattice of ZnO in Zn1-xCoxO thin films. The electrical properties measurements revealed that the Co concentration had a non- monotonic influence on the electrical properties of the Zn1-xCoxO thin films due to the defects resulted from imperfections induced by Co substitution. The resistivity remarkably increased and the carrier concentration remarkably decreased in Zn1-x CoxO thin films after oxygen annealing at 600 ℃ under 15 Pa O2 pressure for 60 mins. Room-temperature ferromagnetic was observed and the ferromagnetic Co amount was smaller than the nominal Co concentration for Zn1-xCoxO samples before oxygen annealing. After oxygen annealing, the Zn1-x CoxO thin films exhibited paramagnetic behavior. It is suggested that the room-temperature ferromagnetic ofZn1-x CoxO thin films may attribute to defects or carriers induced mechanism.展开更多
Zn1-xCuxO thin films were synthesized by the radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering technique using a ZnO target containing different pieces of small Cu-chips. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron micr...Zn1-xCuxO thin films were synthesized by the radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering technique using a ZnO target containing different pieces of small Cu-chips. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） were employed to analyze the crystalline and microstructure of the film, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） was used to establish the bonding characteristics and oxidation states of copper inside the ZnO host. Room temperature （RT） ferromagnetism was observed in the Znl-xCuxO films by a Quantum Design superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID） and the saturation magnetic moment of the films was found to decrease with the increase in Cu content.展开更多
Zn1-xCoxO films were grown on glass by sol-gel spin coating process. A homogeneous and stable Zn1-xCoxO sol was prepared by dissolving zinc acetate dihydrate, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate and aluminium chloride hexahyd...Zn1-xCoxO films were grown on glass by sol-gel spin coating process. A homogeneous and stable Zn1-xCoxO sol was prepared by dissolving zinc acetate dihydrate, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate and aluminium chloride hexahydrate as solutes in solution of isopropanol and monoethanolamine. The films were postheated and vacuum annealed, and investigated for c-axis preferred orientation and electromagnetic properties. Zn1-xCoxO films with different Co concentrations were oriented well along the c-axis, especially the Zn1-xCoxO film with 10% Co(atom fraction) was highly c-axis oriented. The transmittance spectra show that Zn1-xCoxO films occur d-d transition and sp-d exchange interaction between Co2+ ions. The electrical resistivity of the films at 10% Co had the lowest value because the crystallite size became largest and the crystallinity of the c-axis was improved. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and alternating gradient magnetometer analyses indicated that no Co metal cluster was formed, and the ferromagnetism at room temperature appeared. The characteristics of the electrical resistivity and room temperature ferromagnetism of sol-gel derived Zn1-xCoxO films suggest a potential application of dilute magnetic semiconductor devices.展开更多
We prepare pure single-phase Co：ZnO powders introducing controllable interstitial Zni by Zn vapour annealing. The as-ground powder shows that no room-temperature ferromagnetism （RT-FM） exists, while the Zn vapour t...We prepare pure single-phase Co：ZnO powders introducing controllable interstitial Zni by Zn vapour annealing. The as-ground powder shows that no room-temperature ferromagnetism （RT-FM） exists, while the Zn vapour treated samples exhibit unambiguous RT-FM with a maximum magnetic moment of 0.2μB/Co. The FM of Co：ZnO strongly depends on the Zn diffusion process, suggesting that not only carriers but also Zni defects play an important role in mediating FM in diluted magnetic semiconductors. A new core-shell model is proposed to interpret the mixture behaviour of FM and paramagnetism observed in the Zn vapour annealed Co：ZnO powders.展开更多
基金Funded by New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-10-0662)International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Hubei Province(No.2010BFA017)International Science&Technology Cooperation Program of China(No.2011DFA52650)
文摘Epitaxial （0001）-oriented Zn1-xCoxO （x= 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1） thin films were grown on c-sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The XRD analysis, optical transmittance and XPS measurements revealed that the Co2＋ substituted Zn2＋ ions were incorporated into the lattice of ZnO in Zn1-xCoxO thin films. The electrical properties measurements revealed that the Co concentration had a non- monotonic influence on the electrical properties of the Zn1-xCoxO thin films due to the defects resulted from imperfections induced by Co substitution. The resistivity remarkably increased and the carrier concentration remarkably decreased in Zn1-x CoxO thin films after oxygen annealing at 600 ℃ under 15 Pa O2 pressure for 60 mins. Room-temperature ferromagnetic was observed and the ferromagnetic Co amount was smaller than the nominal Co concentration for Zn1-xCoxO samples before oxygen annealing. After oxygen annealing, the Zn1-x CoxO thin films exhibited paramagnetic behavior. It is suggested that the room-temperature ferromagnetic ofZn1-x CoxO thin films may attribute to defects or carriers induced mechanism.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.10275047,10575073)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (03KJB140116)
文摘Zn1-xCuxO thin films were synthesized by the radio frequency （RF） magnetron sputtering technique using a ZnO target containing different pieces of small Cu-chips. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） were employed to analyze the crystalline and microstructure of the film, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） was used to establish the bonding characteristics and oxidation states of copper inside the ZnO host. Room temperature （RT） ferromagnetism was observed in the Znl-xCuxO films by a Quantum Design superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID） and the saturation magnetic moment of the films was found to decrease with the increase in Cu content.
文摘Zn1-xCoxO films were grown on glass by sol-gel spin coating process. A homogeneous and stable Zn1-xCoxO sol was prepared by dissolving zinc acetate dihydrate, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate and aluminium chloride hexahydrate as solutes in solution of isopropanol and monoethanolamine. The films were postheated and vacuum annealed, and investigated for c-axis preferred orientation and electromagnetic properties. Zn1-xCoxO films with different Co concentrations were oriented well along the c-axis, especially the Zn1-xCoxO film with 10% Co(atom fraction) was highly c-axis oriented. The transmittance spectra show that Zn1-xCoxO films occur d-d transition and sp-d exchange interaction between Co2+ ions. The electrical resistivity of the films at 10% Co had the lowest value because the crystallite size became largest and the crystallinity of the c-axis was improved. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and alternating gradient magnetometer analyses indicated that no Co metal cluster was formed, and the ferromagnetism at room temperature appeared. The characteristics of the electrical resistivity and room temperature ferromagnetism of sol-gel derived Zn1-xCoxO films suggest a potential application of dilute magnetic semiconductor devices.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 90306015, the National Basic Research Programme of China under Grant No 2007CB31407 and the International S＆T Cooperation Programme of China under Grant No 2006DFA53410.
文摘We prepare pure single-phase Co：ZnO powders introducing controllable interstitial Zni by Zn vapour annealing. The as-ground powder shows that no room-temperature ferromagnetism （RT-FM） exists, while the Zn vapour treated samples exhibit unambiguous RT-FM with a maximum magnetic moment of 0.2μB/Co. The FM of Co：ZnO strongly depends on the Zn diffusion process, suggesting that not only carriers but also Zni defects play an important role in mediating FM in diluted magnetic semiconductors. A new core-shell model is proposed to interpret the mixture behaviour of FM and paramagnetism observed in the Zn vapour annealed Co：ZnO powders.
