Multiferroic ZnO obtained by substituting oxygen with nitrogen

作者:Xu Qing-Yu*; Wen Zheng; Gao Jin-Long; Wu Di; Qiu Teng; Tang Shao-Long; Xu Ming-Xiang
来源:Chinese Physics B, 2011, 20(8): 087505.
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/20/8/087505

摘要

N-doped ZnO films were prepared in nitrogen plasma by pulsed laser deposition. Clear room temperature ferromagnetism has been observed in the film prepared at a substrate temperature of 500 degrees C. The structural characterizations of X-ray diffraction, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm the substitution of O by N in ZnO, which has been considered to be the origin of the observed ferromagnetism. Furthermore, ferroelectricity has been observed at room temperature by piezoelectric force microscopy, indicating the potential multiferroic applications.

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