Shape-selective dependence of room temperature ferromagnetism induced by hierarchical ZnO nanostructures

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 8981-8995

  Motaung, D E ^a   Mhlongo, G H ^a   Nkosi, S S ^a   Malgas, G F ^b   Mwakikunga, B W ^a   Coetsee, E ^c   Swart, H C ^c   Abdallah, H M I ^d   Moyo, T ^d   Ray, S S ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

hydrothermal synthesis; magnetic properties; morphology; ZnO

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MORPHOLOGY; NANORODS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SURFACE DEFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

FERROMAGNETIC BEHAVIORS; FERROMAGNETIC SIGNALS; LOW FIELD MICROWAVE ABSORPTIONS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE FERROMAGNETISM; SINGLY IONIZED OXYGEN; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84903515536     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am501911y     Document Type: Article

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