Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Magnetic Properties of Zn1−x Ni x O (0.25≤x≤ 0.50) Prepared by Solid-State Reactions

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this study the origin of ferromagnetism in ZnO-based bulk systems has been investigated using Ni-doped ZnO samples, Zn1−x Ni x O with 0.25≤x≤0.50, prepared by solid-state reactions. The structural characterizations indicated that the Ni2+ ions almost uniformly distributed in all the samples, and the samples have hexagonal wurtzite structure; however, when x is increased toward 0.50, a new NiO phase is formed. A ferromagnetism (FM) has been observed for all the samples at and below the room temperature. In other words, the room temperature results of (M–H) curves show that the FM observed is intrinsic for all the Ni-doped ZnO samples. However, the saturated magnetizations decrease gradually with increasing Ni concentration. This indicates that, in addition to FM, the excessive doping of Ni in ZnO also causes an antiferromagnetic (AFM) contribution which increases with increasing Ni amount. This result is also supported by the magnetization against temperature measurements. Furthermore, the trend of the ac-susceptibility (χ) versus temperature curves, measured under an ac-magnetic field of 100 Oe, also support our conclusion about the antiferromagnetic contribution to ferromagnetism in our samples.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Van Komen, C., Punnoose, A., Seehra, M.S.: Solid State Commun. 149, 2257–2259 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. Ueda, K., Tabata, H., Kawai, T.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 988–990 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Fukumura, T., Jin, Z., Kawasaki, M., Shono, T., Hasegawa, T., Koshihara, S., Koinuma, H.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 958–960 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. Sharma, K., Dutta, R.K., Pandey, A.C.: J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 321, 3457–3461 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. Karahan, I.H., Ekicibil, A.: Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. Rapid Commun. 2(11), 746–750 (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Jeong, Y.H., Han, S.J., Park, J.H., Lee, Y.H.: J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 272–276, 1976–1980 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Mao, X., Zhang, W., Du, Y.: J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 320, 1102–1105 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. Bulun, G., Ekicibil, A., Cetin, S.K., Demirdis, S., Coskun, A., Kiymac, K.: J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 13(3), 231–236 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Pearton, S.J., Norton, D.P., Ivill, M.P., Hebard, A.F., Zavada, J.M., Chen, W.M., Buyanova, I.A.: J. Electron. Mater. 36(4), 462–471 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. Venkatesan, M., Fitzgerald, C.B., Coey, J.M.D.: Nature 430, 630 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. Lee, H.J., Jeong, S.Y., Cho, C.R., Park, C.H.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 4020–4022 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. Peng, L., Zhang, H.W., Wen, Q.Y., Xiao, J.Q.: J. Electron. Sci. Technol. China 5(4), 293–295 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Wakano, T., Fujimura, N., Morinaga, Y., Abe, N., Ashida, A., Ito, T.: Physica E 10, 260 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. Hong, N.H., Sakai, J., Hassini, A.: J. Phys., Condens. Matter 17, 199 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. Sato, K., Katayama, H.: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, L334 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. Jin, Z., Fukumura, T., Kawasaki, M., Ando, K., Saito, H., Sekiguchi, T., Yoo, Y.Z., Murakami, M., Matsumoto, Y., Hasegawa, T., Koinuma, H.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 3824 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  17. Jung, S.W., An, S.J., Yi, G.C., Jung, C.U., Lee, S.I., Cho, S.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 4561 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. Ohno, H.J.: J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 200, 110–129 (1999)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. Sharma, P., Gupta, A., Rao, K.V., Owens, F.J., Sharma, R., Ahuja, R., Osorio Guillen, J.M., Johansson, B., Gehring, G.A.: Nat. Mater. 2, 673 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. Liu, C., Yun, F., Morkoc, H.: J. Mater. Sci., Mater. Electron. 16, 555–597 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Pandey, B., Ghosh, S., Srivastava, P., Avasthi, D.K., Kabiraj, D., Pivin, J.C.: J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 320, 3347–3351 (2008)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. Schwartz, D.A., Kittilstved, K.R., Gamelin, D.R.: Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1395 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. Radovanovic, P.V., Gamelin, D.R.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 157202 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. Özgür, Ü., Alivov, Ya.I., Liu, C., Teke, A., Reshchikov, M.A., Doğan, S., Avrutin, V., Cho, S.J., Markoç, H.: J. Appl. Phys. 98, 041301 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  25. Jahanbin, T., Hashim, M., Mantori, K.A., Waje, S.B.: J. Alloys Compd. 503, 111–117 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. Srinivasan, G., Seehra, M.S.: Phys. Rev. B 29, 11 (1984)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Jayarom, V., Rani, B.S.: Mater. Sci. Eng. A, Struct. Mater.: Prop. Microstruct. Process. 304, 800 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Huang, G.J., Wang, J.B., Zhong, X.L., Zhou, G.C., Yan, H.L.: J. Mater. Sci. 42, 6464–6468 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Letters, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey

    Ahmet Ekicibil, Gökmen Bulun, Selda Kılıç Çetin & Kerim Kıymaç

  2. Physics Department, Science Faculty, Anadolu University, 26470, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Zafer Dikmen & Önder Orhun

  3. SNTG Laboratory, Physics Engineering Department, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, 06800, Ankara, Turkey

    Tezer Fırat

Authors
  1. Ahmet Ekicibil
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Gökmen Bulun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Selda Kılıç Çetin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Zafer Dikmen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Önder Orhun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Tezer Fırat
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Kerim Kıymaç
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ahmet Ekicibil.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ekicibil, A., Bulun, G., Kılıç Çetin, S. et al. Magnetic Properties of Zn1−x Ni x O (0.25≤x≤ 0.50) Prepared by Solid-State Reactions. J Supercond Nov Magn 25, 435–440 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-011-1280-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-011-1280-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation