Zinc oxide is recently being used as a magnetic semiconductor with the introduction of mag-netic elements.In this work,we report phase pure synthesis of Mg and Ni co-substituted ZnO to explore its structure,optical,ma...Zinc oxide is recently being used as a magnetic semiconductor with the introduction of mag-netic elements.In this work,we report phase pure synthesis of Mg and Ni co-substituted ZnO to explore its structure,optical,magnetic and photo-catalytic properties.X-ray di raction analysis reveals the hexagonal wurtzite type structure having P63mc space group without any impurity phase.UV-Vis spectrophotometry demonstrates the variation in bandgap with the addition of Mg and Ni content in ZnO matrix.Magnetic measurements exhibit a clear boosted magnetization in Ni and Mg co-doped compositions with its stable value of bandgap corroborating the structural stability and magnetic tuning for its advanced applications in modern-day spintronic devices.Photo-catalytic measurements performed using methyl green degradation demonstrate an enhanced trend of activity in Mg and Ni co-doped compositions.展开更多
We report discovery of ferromagnetism in(LaCa)(ZnMn)SbO isostructural to the well-studied iron-based superconductor LaFeAs(O1 xFx).Spin is induced by partial substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is induced by sub...We report discovery of ferromagnetism in(LaCa)(ZnMn)SbO isostructural to the well-studied iron-based superconductor LaFeAs(O1 xFx).Spin is induced by partial substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is induced by substitution of Ca2+for La3+within the parent compound LaZnSbO.Ferromagnetism with Curie temperature(TC)is observed up to 40 K at the spin doping 0.15 by introducing Mn2+into the Zn2+sites for(La0.95Ca0.05)(Zn1 xMnx)SbO.The Hall coefficient measurement indicates p-type carrier for(La0.95Ca0.05)(Zn0.9Mn0.1)SbO with concentration of n^1020cm 3showing anomalous Hall effect below TC.展开更多
基金supported by the Deanship of Scienti c Research at King Saud University for funding under Research Group(No.RG1440-021).
文摘Zinc oxide is recently being used as a magnetic semiconductor with the introduction of mag-netic elements.In this work,we report phase pure synthesis of Mg and Ni co-substituted ZnO to explore its structure,optical,magnetic and photo-catalytic properties.X-ray di raction analysis reveals the hexagonal wurtzite type structure having P63mc space group without any impurity phase.UV-Vis spectrophotometry demonstrates the variation in bandgap with the addition of Mg and Ni content in ZnO matrix.Magnetic measurements exhibit a clear boosted magnetization in Ni and Mg co-doped compositions with its stable value of bandgap corroborating the structural stability and magnetic tuning for its advanced applications in modern-day spintronic devices.Photo-catalytic measurements performed using methyl green degradation demonstrate an enhanced trend of activity in Mg and Ni co-doped compositions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11220101003)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2013CB921703)
文摘We report discovery of ferromagnetism in(LaCa)(ZnMn)SbO isostructural to the well-studied iron-based superconductor LaFeAs(O1 xFx).Spin is induced by partial substitution of Mn2+for Zn2+,while charge is induced by substitution of Ca2+for La3+within the parent compound LaZnSbO.Ferromagnetism with Curie temperature(TC)is observed up to 40 K at the spin doping 0.15 by introducing Mn2+into the Zn2+sites for(La0.95Ca0.05)(Zn1 xMnx)SbO.The Hall coefficient measurement indicates p-type carrier for(La0.95Ca0.05)(Zn0.9Mn0.1)SbO with concentration of n^1020cm 3showing anomalous Hall effect below TC.
