TY - JOUR
T1 - Nature of magnetism in copper-doped oxides
T2 - ZrO2, TiO 2, MgO, SiO2, Al2O3, and ZnO
AU - Dutta, P.
AU - Seehra, M. S.
AU - Zhang, Y.
AU - Wender, I.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (Contract No. DE-FC26-05NT42456).
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The nature of magnetism in 10% Cu-doped Zr O2, Ti O2, MgO, Si O2, and Al2 O3 is investigated using superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry and electron magnetic resonance (EMR). The doping was done by the incipient wetness impregnation technique. X-ray diffraction studies showed the presence of some CuO notably in Ti O2, Si O2, and Al2 O3. However, EMR yielded typical Cu2+ spectra in all the samples, resulting from some doping. Magnetic field (H) and temperature (T) dependences of the magnetization (M) show only paramagnetism in these oxides in contrast to ferromagnetism with Tc =380 K observed in CuZnO. Concentrations x of Cu2+ doped into the oxides are determined from the M vs T and M vs H data, showing CuZr O2 with the largest x and hence largest magnetization.
AB - The nature of magnetism in 10% Cu-doped Zr O2, Ti O2, MgO, Si O2, and Al2 O3 is investigated using superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry and electron magnetic resonance (EMR). The doping was done by the incipient wetness impregnation technique. X-ray diffraction studies showed the presence of some CuO notably in Ti O2, Si O2, and Al2 O3. However, EMR yielded typical Cu2+ spectra in all the samples, resulting from some doping. Magnetic field (H) and temperature (T) dependences of the magnetization (M) show only paramagnetism in these oxides in contrast to ferromagnetism with Tc =380 K observed in CuZnO. Concentrations x of Cu2+ doped into the oxides are determined from the M vs T and M vs H data, showing CuZr O2 with the largest x and hence largest magnetization.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.2830555
DO - 10.1063/1.2830555
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42149162307
SN - 0021-8979
VL - 103
JO - Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Journal of Applied Physics
IS - 7
M1 - 07D104
ER -