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Title: | Effects of rapid thermal annealing on structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films |
Authors: | Zhao, X. Liu, E. Ramanujan, R.V. Chen, J. |
Keywords: | Annealing Ferromagnetism Ni-doped ZnO thin film Photoluminescence |
Issue Date: | May-2012 |
Source: | Zhao, X., Liu, E., Ramanujan, R.V., Chen, J. (2012-05). Effects of rapid thermal annealing on structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films. Current Applied Physics 12 (3) : 834-840. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2011.11.016 |
Abstract: | XPS depth profiles were used to investigate the effects of rapid thermal annealing under varying conditions on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films. Oxidization of metallic Ni from its metallic state to two-valence oxidation state occurred in the film annealed in air at 600°C, while reduction of Ni 2+ from its two-valence oxidation state to metallic state occurred in the film annealed in Ar at 600 and 800°C. In addition, there appeared to be significant diffusion of Ni from the bottom to the top surface of the film during annealing in Ar at 800°C. Both as-deposited and annealed thin films displayed obvious room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) which was from metallic Ni, Ni 2+ or both with two distinct mechanisms. Furthermore, a significant improvement in saturation magnetization (M s) in the films was observed after annealing in air (M s = 0.036 μ B/Ni) or Ar (M s = 0.033 μ B/Ni) at 600°C compared to that in as-deposited film (M s = 0.017 μ B/Ni). An even higher M s value was observed in the film annealed in Ar at 800°C (M s = 0.055 μ B/Ni) compared to that at 600°C mainly due to the diffusion of Ni. The ultraviolet emission of the Ni-doped ZnO thin film was restored during annealing in Ar at 800°C, which was also attributed to the diffusion of Ni. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Source Title: | Current Applied Physics |
URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/86277 |
ISSN: | 15671739 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cap.2011.11.016 |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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