Absence of ferromagnetism in Mn- and Co-doped ZnO

Details Absence of ferromagnetism in Mn- and Co-doped ZnO Absence of ferromagnetism in Mn- and Co-doped ZnO

2004-07-05

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0407108v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

23 pages, 9 figures. submitted to J. Mater. Chem 2004

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Following the theoretical predictions of ferromagnetism in Mn- and Co-doped ZnO, several workers reported ferromagnetism in thin films as well as in bulk samples of these materials. While some observe room-temperature ferromagnetism, others find magnetization at low temperatures. Some of the reports, however, cast considerable doubt on the magnetism of Mn- and Co-doped ZnO. In order to conclusively establish the properties of Mn- and Co-doped ZnO, samples with 6 percent and 2 percent dopant concentrations, have been prepared by the low-temperature decomposition of acetate solid solutions. The samples have been characterized by x-ray diffraction, EDAX and spectroscopic methods to ensure that the dopants are substitutional. All the Mn- and Co-doped ZnO samples (prepared at 400 deg C and 500 deg C) fail to show ferromagnetism. Instead, their magnetic properties are best described by a Curie-Weiss type behavior. It appears unlikely that these materials would be useful for spintronics, unless additional carriers are introduced by some means.

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