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Effects of hydroxyls on the structural and room temperature ferromagnetic properties of Co doped SnO2 nanoparticles

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Co doped SnO2 nanoparticles have been prepared via a wet chemical method with different precipitation processes. The structure and morphology of Co doped SnO2 nanoparticles demonstrate that the nanoparticles are in a rutile single phase and uniform, respectively. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that the Co dopants are in 2+ oxidation valence state and doped ∼2 atm% in SnO2 nanoparticles. Moreover, Raman spectroscopy further confirms that Co doped SnO2 nanoparticles have single phase crystallinity without forming any extra modes related to secondary phases. The magnetic measurements reveal that all nanoparticles exhibit room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) due to the presence of disorders and defects introduced by hydroxyls in the crystal structure. In addition, it has been clearly observed that the saturated magnetic moments are strongly affected by the precipitation processes which control the incorporation of hydroxyls into the lattice.

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    Takashi Harumoto, Javed Iqbal, Xiaofang Liu & Ronghai Yu

  2. Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-6 O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan

    Takashi Harumoto, Ji Shi & Yoshio Nakamura

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Harumoto, T., Iqbal, J., Liu, X. et al. Effects of hydroxyls on the structural and room temperature ferromagnetic properties of Co doped SnO2 nanoparticles. Appl. Phys. A 97, 211–215 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5167-5

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