Transition metal adsorbed-doped ZnO monolayer : 2D dilute magnetic semiconductor, magnetic mechanism, and beyond 2D |
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Author: | Zhang, Meng1; Shi, Xinying2; Wang, Xiao1; |
Organizations: |
1Department of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai 200237, China 2Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland 3College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Yuhu District, Xiangtan 411105, China |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.9 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe201704256258 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
American Chemical Society,
2017
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Publish Date: | 2017-05-16 |
Description: |
AbstractAs an improvement over organic or inorganic layered crystals, the synthetic monolayer ZnO(M) inherits semiconductivity and hostability from its bulk, yet it acts as a promising host for dilute magnetic semiconductors. Here, we report the electronic and magnetic properties of ZnO(M) doped with one 3d transition metal ion and simultaneously adsorbed with another 3d transition metal ion. Two sequences are studied, one where the dopant is fixed to Mn and the adsorbate is varied from Sc to Zn and another where the dopant and adsorbate are reversed. First-principles results show that the stable adsorbed−doped systems possess a lower bandgap energy than that of the host. System magnetic moments can be tuned to |5 − x|μB, where x refers to the magnetic moment of the individual 3d atom. An interplay between superexchange and direct exchange yields a ferromagnetic system dually adsorbed−doped with Mn. In addition to a novel material design route, the magnetic interaction mechanism is found beyond two dimensions, having been identified for its three-dimensional bulk and zero-dimensional cluster counterparts. see all
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Series: |
ACS omega |
ISSN: | 2470-1343 |
ISSN-E: | 2470-1343 |
ISSN-L: | 2470-1343 |
Volume: | 2 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 1192 - 1197 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acsomega.7b00093 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00093 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
114 Physical sciences 116 Chemical sciences |
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Funding: |
This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (grant nos. 21303054, 21601149), the
Strategic Grant of Oulu University, and the European Union
Regional Development Foundation and Council of Oulu
Region. X.S. acknowledges financial support from China
Scholarship Council. |
Copyright information: |
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