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Cr induced magnetization in zinc-blende ZnO based diluted magnetic semiconductors

Ul Haq, Bakhtiar and Ahmed, Rashid and Shaari, Amiruddin and Mohamad, Mazmira and Ali, Nisar (2015) Cr induced magnetization in zinc-blende ZnO based diluted magnetic semiconductors. International Journal Of Chemical, Nuclear, Materials And Metallurgical Engineering, 9 (2). pp. 164-168. ISSN 1307-6892

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Abstract

The capability of exploiting the electronic charge and spin properties simultaneously in a single material has made diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) remarkable in the field of spintronics. We report the designing of DMS based on zinc-blend ZnO doped with Cr impurity. The full potential linearized augmented plane wave plus local orbital FP-L(APW+lo) method in density functional theory (DFT) has been adapted to carry out these investigations. For treatment of exchange and correlation energy, generalized gradient approximations have been used. Introducing Cr atoms in the matrix of ZnO has induced strong magnetic moment with ferromagnetic ordering at stable ground state. Cr:ZnO was found to favor the short range magnetic interaction that reflect tendency of Cr clustering. The electronic structure of ZnO is strongly influenced in the presence of Cr impurity atoms where impurity bands appear in the band gap.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:ZnO, density functional theory, diluted magnetic semiconductors, ferromagnetic materials
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:Science
ID Code:60180
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:24 Jan 2017 02:54
Last Modified:04 Aug 2021 10:47

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