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New Possibilities for Ferromagnetic Semiconductors

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New candidate ferromagnetic semiconductors have recently been grown by doping semiconducting transition-metal oxides with magnetic impurities. Some of these exhibit ferromagnetism at and above room temperature. The critical question is why? In many cases, complex solid-state chemistry is involved in the synthesis and drives the resulting properties. The observation of room-temperature ferromagnetism in these materials must be accompanied by a careful identification of the phases and structures present in order to accurately identify the origin of the magnetism.

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Chambers, S.A., Farrow, R.F.C. New Possibilities for Ferromagnetic Semiconductors. MRS Bulletin 28, 729–733 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2003.214

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