Diluted magnetism in Mn-doped SrZnO2 single crystals

dc.contributor.authorRahman, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorKoteswararao, B.
dc.contributor.authorHuang, S.H.
dc.contributor.authorKim, K.
dc.contributor.authorChou, F.C.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-05T09:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWe have investigated the magnetic properties of Mn- and Cu-substituted SrZnO<inf>2</inf> single crystals (SrZn<inf>1-x</inf>Mn<inf>x</inf>O<inf>2</inf> and SrZn<inf>1-x</inf>Cu<inf>x</inf>O<inf>2</inf>). We observed signatures of weak ferromagnetism as a sharp increase of magnetic susceptibility below 5 K even in the low-percentage (x = 0.01) of Mn-substituted single crystals. Magnetic susceptibility data measured parallel or perpendicular to the ab-plane yield anisotropic behavior with Curie-Weiss temperature of about -320 K and -410 K, respectively, suggesting the presence of strong antiferromagnetic couplings among Mn at high temperatures, similar to the Mn-doped ZnO and Fe-doped BaTiO<inf>3</inf>. In contrast, the SrZn<inf>0.99</inf>Cu<inf>0.01</inf>O <inf>2</inf> crystal shows paramagnetic behavior down to 2 K. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Physics, 2013, 114, 12, pp. -
dc.identifier.issn218979
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.4821958
dc.identifier.urihttps://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/26729
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
dc.subjectBarium titanate
dc.subjectCopper compounds
dc.subjectFerromagnetism
dc.subjectII-VI semiconductors
dc.subjectIron compounds
dc.subjectMagnetic susceptibility
dc.subjectOxide minerals
dc.subjectSingle crystals
dc.subjectStrontium compounds
dc.subjectZinc oxide
dc.subjectAnisotropic behaviors
dc.subjectAntiferromagnetic coupling
dc.subjectCurie-Weiss temperature
dc.subjectHigh temperature
dc.subjectMn-doped ZnO
dc.subjectParamagnetic behavior
dc.subjectSharp increase
dc.subjectWeak ferromagnetism
dc.subjectManganese compounds
dc.titleDiluted magnetism in Mn-doped SrZnO2 single crystals

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