Abstract
Pure zinc oxide (ZnO) particles fabricated by a simple aqueous solution route were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) solution. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed the homogeneous growth of particles throughout the substrate with the wurtzite phase. Magnetic properties were measured and a correlation between immersion time and ferromagnetism (FM) was observed. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and photoluminescence (PL) were then performed to investigate the influence of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) treatment on oxygen-related defects. It is revealed that oxygen interstitials (I O ) may be considered to be playing an important role in tailoring the magnetic properties of ZnO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4455-4459 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| Volume | 258 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Magnetic properties
- Oxygen interstitials
- ZnO