Magnetic and optical properties of Zn1−xCoxO thin films prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Autor: Z.R. Mo, Lu Zhijin, Fengming Zhang, W.Q. Zou, Y.W. Du, Zhijin Lu
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Physica B: Condensed Matter. 403:3686-3688
ISSN: 0921-4526
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2008.06.012
Popis: Polycrystalline Zn 1− x Co x O ( x =0, 0.02, 0.06) thin films have been synthesized by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The structural, optical, and magnetic properties of the films were investigated. It is shown from X-ray analyses that all the films have wurtzite structure. In photoluminescence (PL) spectra, near band edge (NBE) emissions were observed in all of the films with a blue shift with the increase of Co content. The results from both the X-ray and PL spectra analysis reveal that Co ions substitute for the Zn 2+ ions of the ZnO matrix. The field dependence and temperature dependence of magnetization demonstrate that the Zn 1− x Co x O film materials are ferromagnetic with Curie temperature over 300 K.
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