Influence of transition metal doping on the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of TiO2 films deposited on Si substrates by a sol-gel process

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Tian, Jianjun ^a,b   Gao, Huiping ^a   Kong, Hui ^b   Yang, Pingxiong ^b   Zhang, Weifeng ^a   Chu, Junhao ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diluted magnetic semiconductors; Magnetic property; Optical property; Phase transformation

Indexed keywords

DILUTED MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; ENERGY GAP; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETISM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SILICON; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; STRAIN ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METALS;

ANATASE-TO-RUTILE TRANSFORMATIONS; CO-DOPED TIO; DOPANT CONTENT; FERROMAGNETIC BEHAVIORS; LOWER ENERGIES; SI (100) SUBSTRATE; SI SUBSTRATES; TRANSITION METAL DOPING;

SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

EID: 84891418672     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-533     Document Type: Article

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