Spontaneous formation of suboxidic coordination around Co in ferromagnetic rutile Ti{sub 0.95}Co{sub 0.05}O{sub 2} film
- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
- Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
- School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima 731-3194 (Japan)
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555 (Japan)
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Hyogo 679-5148 (Japan)
- JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo 679-5198 (Japan)
- Quantum Phase Electronics Center and Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)
To evaluate local atomic structures around Co in high temperature diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor Co-doped TiO{sub 2}, x-ray fluorescence holography and x-ray absorption fine structure experiments were carried out on rutile paramagnetic Ti{sub 0.99}Co{sub 0.01}O{sub 2} and ferromagnetic Ti{sub 0.95}Co{sub 0.05}O{sub 2} films. The Co atoms in the Ti{sub 0.99}Co{sub 0.01}O{sub 2} simply substituted for Ti sites in the rutile structure, whereas a suboxidic arrangement of CoO{sub 2}Ti{sub 4} formed around Co in the Ti{sub 0.95}Co{sub 0.05}O{sub 2} films. A theoretical investigation based on a series of first-principles calculations indicated the stability of the aggregated suboxidic clusters in the rutile TiO{sub 2}, supporting our hypothesis for the formation of suboxidic coordination in the highly Co-doped sample. The suboxidic coordination may be the source of strong exchange interaction, resulting in the high Curie temperature in Co-doped TiO{sub 2}.
- OSTI ID:
- 22415102
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 22; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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