Structural, optical and magnetic properties of ZnOFe/ZnO multilayers
- Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584 (Japan)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568 (Japan)
- Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504 (Japan)
ZnOFe/ZnO multilayers (MLs) with the constant composition and the different thickness in ZnOFe layers have been prepared by helicon plasma sputtering. The XRD patterns of ZnOFe/ZnO MLs before annealing showed only ZnO diffraction peaks while one after annealing indicated the phases of ZnO and ZnFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}. The magnetization curves of ZnOFe/ZnO MLs before and after annealing showed ferromagnetic behavior. The origin of ferromagnetism in ZnOFe/ZnO MLs before annealing is considered to be due to the formation of defects/vacancies resulting from the substitution of Fe{sup 3+} ions for Zn{sub 2+} ions in ZnOFe layers irrespective of the mixed Fe valence states seen in XANES spectra. The ferromagnetic behavior after annealing is due to the formation of ZnFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}, which was confirmed by XRD, XPS, RBS measurements.
- OSTI ID:
- 22261943
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1566, Issue 1; Conference: ICPS 2012: 31. international conference on the physics of semiconductors, Zurich (Switzerland), 29 Jul - 3 Aug 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Structural and electrochemical investigation of crystallite size controlled zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4)
Investigation of the iron site localization in doped ZnO