Ferromagnetism in dilute magnetic semiconductors through defect engineering : Li-doped ZnO

We demonstrate, both theoretically and experimentally, that cation vacancy can be the origin of ferromagnetism in intrinsic dilute magnetic semiconductors. The vacancies can be controlled to tune the ferromagnetism. Using Li-doped ZnO as an example, we found that while Li itself is nonmagnetic, it generates holes in ZnO, and its presence reduces the formation energy of Zn vacancy, and thereby stabilizes the zinc vacancy. Room temperature ferromagnetism with p type conduction was observed in pulsed laser deposited ZnO:Li films with certain doping concentration and oxygen partial pressure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Physical review letters - 104(2010), 13 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 137201

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yi, J B [VerfasserIn]
Lim, C C [VerfasserIn]
Xing, G Z [VerfasserIn]
Fan, H M [VerfasserIn]
Van, L H [VerfasserIn]
Huang, S L [VerfasserIn]
Yang, K S [VerfasserIn]
Huang, X L [VerfasserIn]
Qin, X B [VerfasserIn]
Wang, B Y [VerfasserIn]
Wu, T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, L [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, H T [VerfasserIn]
Gao, X Y [VerfasserIn]
Liu, T [VerfasserIn]
Wee, A T S [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Y P [VerfasserIn]
Ding, J [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article

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Date Completed 11.08.2010

Date Revised 20.05.2010

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM198200501