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-xCoxO diluted magnetic semiconductor bulks were prepared by hot pressing.Mixed powders of pure ZnO and CoO were compacted under pressure of 10 MPa at the temperature of 1 073 K.Then the samples were annealed in va...Zn1-xCoxO diluted magnetic semiconductor bulks were prepared by hot pressing.Mixed powders of pure ZnO and CoO were compacted under pressure of 10 MPa at the temperature of 1 073 K.Then the samples were annealed in vacuum at the temperature from 673 K to 873 K for 10 h.The crystal structure and magnetic properties of Zn1-xCoxO bulks have been investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD） and vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM）.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS） was used to study chemical valence of zinc and cobalt in the samples.The results showed that Zn1-xCoxO samples had c-axis oriented wurtzite symmetry,neither cobalt or cobalt oxide phase was found in the samples if x was less than 0.15.Zn and Co existed in Zn0.9Co0.1O sample in Zn2＋ and Co2＋ states.The results of VSM experiment proved the room temperature ferromagnetic properties（RTFP） of Co-doped ZnO samples.The saturation magnetization and the coercivity of Zn0.9Co0.1O sample,observed in the M-H curve,were about 0.20 emu/g and 200 Oe,respectively.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Funded by the Innovative Scientific Research Foundation of Shanghai Education Committee (No.09YZ367)
文摘Zn1-xCoxO diluted magnetic semiconductor bulks were prepared by hot pressing.Mixed powders of pure ZnO and CoO were compacted under pressure of 10 MPa at the temperature of 1 073 K.Then the samples were annealed in vacuum at the temperature from 673 K to 873 K for 10 h.The crystal structure and magnetic properties of Zn1-xCoxO bulks have been investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD） and vibrating sample magnetometer（VSM）.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS） was used to study chemical valence of zinc and cobalt in the samples.The results showed that Zn1-xCoxO samples had c-axis oriented wurtzite symmetry,neither cobalt or cobalt oxide phase was found in the samples if x was less than 0.15.Zn and Co existed in Zn0.9Co0.1O sample in Zn2＋ and Co2＋ states.The results of VSM experiment proved the room temperature ferromagnetic properties（RTFP） of Co-doped ZnO samples.The saturation magnetization and the coercivity of Zn0.9Co0.1O sample,observed in the M-H curve,were about 0.20 emu/g and 200 Oe,respectively.
