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Reversible ferromagnetic switching in ZnO:(Co,Mn) powders

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We report here on the magnetic properties of ZnO:Mn- and ZnO:Co-doped nanoparticles. We have found that the ferromagnetism of ZnO:Mn can be switched on and off by consecutive low-temperature annealings in O2 and N2, respectively, while the opposite phenomenology was observed for ZnO:Co. These results suggest that different defects (presumably n-type for ZnO:Co and p-type for ZnO:Mn) are required to induce a ferromagnetic coupling in each case. We will argue that ferromagnetism is likely to be restricted to a very thin, nanometric layer at the grain surface. These findings reveal and give insight into the dramatic relevance of surface effects to the occurrence of ferromagnetism in ZnO-doped oxides.

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Reproducció digital del document publicat en format paper, proporcionada per PROLA i http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.75.155322

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Articles publicats en revistes (Ciència dels Materials i Química Física)

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Reversible ferromagnetic switching in ZnO:(Co,Mn) powders