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Thermal tuning of electrical and dielectric characteristics of Mn-doped Zn0.95Fe0.05O dilute magnetic semiconductors

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Structural and hence the electrical properties of transition metal doped ZnO-based dilute magnetic semiconductors can effectively be tuned thermally for their potential utilization in high temperature modern day spintronic devices. In this work, we investigate the effect of Mn doping on structural and its consequent effects on the electrical characteristics of Zn0.95−xMnxFe0.05O (x = 0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05) synthesized using sol–gel auto-combustion. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the synthesized samples had the pure wurtzite-type hexagonal crystal structure. Average crystallite size as determined using Scherrer’s formula was decreased with the increase of Mn doping while the porosity was increased. Temperature dependent dielectric measurements revealed that dielectric constant and dielectric loss was increased by increasing the temperature for Mn-doped samples. The conductivity was also enhanced with increasing temperature due to the enhanced evolution of charge carriers between the grains. Temperature dependent impedance spectroscopy confirmed that resistance and reactance were inverse function of the temperature revealing negative temperature coefficient of resistance. Nyquist plot shows semi-circular behavior attributed to the grain boundary effect.

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First two authors are grateful to Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for their partial support under project # NRPU-2471. Asif Mahmood extends his appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for funding the work through the research group project no. RGP-VPP-311.

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  1. Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan

    Safeera Zaineb, Shahid Atiq, Saira Riaz & Shahzad Naseem

  2. Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Asif Mahmood

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Shahid M. Ramay

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Zaineb, S., Atiq, S., Mahmood, A. et al. Thermal tuning of electrical and dielectric characteristics of Mn-doped Zn0.95Fe0.05O dilute magnetic semiconductors. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 3943–3951 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-8334-z

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