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J Phys Condens Matter. 2013 Oct 30;25(43):436003. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/43/436003. Epub 2013 Oct 04.

The origin of magnetism in transition metal-doped ZrO2 thin films: experiment and theory.

Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal

Nguyen Hoa Hong, Mohammed Benali Kanoun, Souraya Goumri-Said, Jae-Hee Song, Ekaterina Chikoidze, Yves Dumont, Antoine Ruyter, Makio Kurisu

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Korea.

PMID: 24096201 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/43/436003

Abstract

We have investigated the magnetic properties of Fe/Co/Ni-doped ZrO2 laser ablated thin films in comparison with the known results of Mn-doped ZrO2, which is thought to be a promising material for spintronics applications. It is found that doping with a transition metal can induce room temperature ferromagnetism in 'fake' diamond. Theoretical analysis based on density functional theory confirms the experimental measurements, by revealing that the magnetic moments of Mn- and Ni-doped ZrO2 thin films are much larger than that of Fe- or Co-doped ZrO2 thin films. Most importantly, our calculations confirm that Mn- and Ni-doped ZrO2 show a ferromagnetic ground state in comparison to Co- and Fe-doped ZrO2, which favor an antiferromagnetic ground state.

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