| Effect of doping with Co and/or Cu on electronic structure and optical properties of ZnO | |
| M. Xu; H. Zhao; K. Ostrikov; M. Y. Duan; L. X. Xu | |
| 2009 | |
| Source Publication | Journal of Applied Physics
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| ISSN | 0021-8979 |
| Volume | 105Issue:4 |
| Abstract | This paper reports on ab initio numerical simulations of the effect of Co and Cu dopings on the electronic structure and optical properties of ZnO, pursued to develop diluted magnetic semiconductors vitally needed for spintronic applications. The simulations are based upon the Perdew-Burke-Enzerh generalized gradient approximation on the density functional theory. It is revealed that the electrons with energies close to the Fermi level effectively transfer only between Cu and Co ions which substitute Zn atoms, and are located in the neighbor sites connected by an O ion. The simulation results are consistent with the experimental observations that addition of Cu helps achieve stable ferromagnetism of Co-doped ZnO. It is shown that simultaneous insertion of Co and Cu atoms leads to smaller energy band gap, redshift of the optical absorption edge, as well as significant changes in the reflectivity, dielectric function, refractive index, and electron energy loss function of ZnO as compared to the doping with either Co or Cu atoms. These highly unusual optical properties are explained in terms of the computed electronic structure and are promising for the development of the next-generation room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors for future spintronic devices on the existing semiconductor micromanufacturing platform. |
| description.department | [xu, m.; duan, m. y.; xu, l. x.] sichuan normal univ, inst solid state phys, lab low dimens struct phys, chengdu 610068, peoples r china. [xu, m.] chinese acad sci, int ctr mat phys, shenyang 110016, peoples r china. [zhao, h.] chongqing univ, dept phys, chongqing 400044, peoples r china. [zhao, h.] chongqing univ, inst condensed matter phys, coll math & phys, chongqing 400044, peoples r china. [ostrikov, k.] csiro mat sci & engn, lindfield, nsw 2070, australia.;xu, m (reprint author), sichuan normal univ, inst solid state phys, lab low dimens struct phys, chengdu 610068, peoples r china;hsuming_2001@yahoo.com.cn |
| Keyword | Ab Initio Calculations Cobalt Copper Density Functional Theory Dielectric Function Electronic Structure Energy Gap Fermi Level Ferromagnetism Ii-vi Semiconductors Magnetoelectronics Red Shift Reflectivity Refractive Index Semiconductor Doping Semimagnetic Semiconductors Wide Band Gap Semiconductors Zinc Compounds Ferromagnetic Properties Magnetic Semiconductors Thin-films Doped Zno |
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| WOS ID | WOS:000263803300043 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/32461 |
| Collection | 中国科学院金属研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | M. Xu,H. Zhao,K. Ostrikov,et al. Effect of doping with Co and/or Cu on electronic structure and optical properties of ZnO[J]. Journal of Applied Physics,2009,105(4). |
| APA | M. Xu,H. Zhao,K. Ostrikov,M. Y. Duan,&L. X. Xu.(2009).Effect of doping with Co and/or Cu on electronic structure and optical properties of ZnO.Journal of Applied Physics,105(4). |
| MLA | M. Xu,et al."Effect of doping with Co and/or Cu on electronic structure and optical properties of ZnO".Journal of Applied Physics 105.4(2009). |
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