Tunable ferromagnetic behaviors observed in highly orientated Co-Doped ZnO thin films by the bandgap engineering

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 361-364

  Zhang, Yujun ^a   Guo, Ting ^a   Luo, Yi Dong ^a   Lin, Yuan Hua ^a   Nan, Ce Wen ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENGINEERING; CO IONS; CO-DOPED; CO-DOPED ZNO; DILUTE MAGNETIC OXIDES; FERROMAGNETIC BEHAVIORS; IMPURITY BANDS; MG-DOPING; NARROW BAND GAP; ROOM-TEMPERATURE FERROMAGNETISM; SI (001) SUBSTRATE; WIDE BAND GAP; ZNO; ZNO THIN FILM;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ENERGY GAP; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; ZINC OXIDE;

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EID: 84873743702     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jace.12145     Document Type: Article

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