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Where does the spin reside in ferromagnetic Cu-doped ZnO?

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2751587· OSTI ID:915008
The authors report a soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism study of the ferromagnetism in pulsed-laser-deposited Cu-doped ZnO thin films, which display robust room-temperature ferromagnetic signatures using bulk magnetization probes. In this work, the authors probe the spin asymmetries in the Cu 3d, O 2p, and Zn 3d states individually. They find a paramagnetic component originating from the Cu 3d, and no magnetic signal in the O or Zn. They find no dichroic signal consistent with ferromagnetism originating from any of these states.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
915008
Report Number(s):
ANL/XSD/JA-59191
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett., Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett. Journal Issue: 2007 Vol. 91; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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