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Correlated substitution in paramagnetic Mn2+-doped ZnO epitaxial films

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Epitaxial films of Mn2+-doped ZnO were deposited by pulsed laser deposition on α-Al2O3(0001) utilizing targets created from Mn2+-doped ZnO nanoparticles. Using x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, Mn(II) was found to substitute for Zn in the würtzite ZnO lattice with only a paramagnetic dichroic component from the Mn, and no magnetic component from either the O or Zn. The dichroism reveals that, while substitutional, the Mn2+ distribution in the ZnO lattice is not stochastic. Rather, Mn2+ has a tendency to segregate upon substitution into regions of higher local concentration.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
974962
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-62916; 19394; 19856; KC0203020
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 79; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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