Document Type

Article

Original Publication Date

2005

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Applied Physics

Volume

97

Issue

12

DOI of Original Publication

10.1063/1.1941465

Comments

Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1941465

Date of Submission

October 2015

Abstract

We report on the structural analysis of ferromagnetic Mn-doped ZnO thin films deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution x-ray diffraction, and Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) measurements. The ferromagnetic Mn-doped ZnO film showed magnetization hysteresis at 5 and 300 K. A TEM analysis revealed that the Mn-doped ZnO included a high density of round-shaped cubic and elongated hexagonal MnZn oxide precipitates. The incorporation of Mn caused a large amount of structural disorder in the crystalline columnar ZnO lattice, although the wurtzite crystal structure was maintained. The observed ferromagnetism is discussed based on the structural characteristics indicated by TEM and the behavior of Mn when it is substituted into a ZnO lattice derived from RBS measurements.

Rights

Liu, C., Yun, F., Xiao, B., et al. Structural analysis of ferromagnetic Mn-doped ZnO thin films deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Journal of Applied Physics 97, 126107 (2005). Copyright © 2005 AIP Publishing LLC.

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VCU Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications

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