Exchange bias and the origin of magnetism in Mn-doped ZnO tetrapods

R. K. Zheng, H. Liu, X. X. Zhang*, V. A.L. Roy, A. B. Djurišić

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Abstract

The origin of magnetism and exchange bias of Mn-doped ZnO tetrapod nanostructures were investigated. The nanostructures were synthesized by evaporating Zn metal under humid argon flow and then Mn was doped into ZnO nanostructures by diffusion at 600°C. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations were used to investigate the existence of surface layers in the tetrapods. At 100 Oe field, the zero-field cooled (ZFC) and field cooled (FC) magnetizations of the sample nanostructures were determined. It was observed that the exchange bias in the sample was due to exchange interaction between ferrimagnetic phase in manganese oxides.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2589-2591
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume85
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 27 2004
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, China (Project Nos. HKUST6165/01P and HKUST6059/02E) and the University of Hong Kong University Research Committee Seed Funding Grant.

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  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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