Study of the Structural Characteristics of 3d Metals Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu Implanted in ZnO and TiO2鈥擡xperiment and Theory

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• 作者：B. Leedahl ; D. A. Zatsepin ; D. W. Boukhvalov ; E. Z. Kurmaev ; R. J. Green ; I. S. Zhidkov ; S. S. Kim ; L. Cui ; N. V. Gavrilov ; S. O. Cholakh ; A. Moewes
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：December 4, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：118
• 期：48
• 页码：28143-28151
• 全文大小：619K
• ISSN：1932-7455

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Herein we systematically study a range of dopants (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, and an MnCo alloy) in ZnO and TiO₂ using several X-ray spectroscopic techniques. We identify the dopant鈥檚 local environment and interaction with the host lattice by employing crystal field multiplet calculations and hence clarify their potential applicability for spintronic technologies. Our density functional theory (DFT) calculations predict a decreasing probability of direct cation (Zn/Ti) substitution by dopant atoms as atomic number increases, as well as a much greater likelihood of metallic clustering in TiO₂. Our spectroscopic measurements confirm that in all cases, except Mn, metallic clusters of dopant atoms form in the TiO₂ crystal lattice, thus making it unfit for spintronic capabilities. On the other hand, in ZnO, the dopants substitute directly into zinc sites, which is promising for spintronic technologies.