Contrasting behavior of the structural and magnetic properties in Mn- and Fe-doped In2O3 films
oleh: Qi Feng, Harry J. Blythe, Feng-Xian Jiang, Xiao-Hong Xu, Steve M. Heald, A. Mark Fox, Gillian A. Gehring
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| Diterbitkan: | AIP Publishing LLC 2013-08-01 |
Deskripsi
We have observed room temperature ferromagnetism in In2O3 thin films doped with either 5 at.% Mn or Fe, prepared by pulsed laser deposition at substrate temperatures ranging from 300 to 600 °C. The dependence of saturation magnetization on grain size was investigated for both types of In2O3 films. It is revealed that, for the Mn-doped films, the magnetization was largest with small grains, indicating the importance of grain boundaries. In contrast, for Fe-doped films, the largest magnetization was observed with large grains.