Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating

Transition metal-doped diluted semiconductor materials have attracted significant interest in spintronic applications. In order to investigate the structural, optical, electrochemical, and magnetic properties of these diluted magnetic semiconductors, transition metal-doped ZnO thin films were succes...

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Main Authors: Nuray Altınölçek, Cengiz Akay, Zafer Gültekin
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Language:English
Published: Sakarya University 2024-10-01
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description Transition metal-doped diluted semiconductor materials have attracted significant interest in spintronic applications. In order to investigate the structural, optical, electrochemical, and magnetic properties of these diluted magnetic semiconductors, transition metal-doped ZnO thin films were successfully produced at room temperature using a low-cost sol-gel spin coating technique with the same molar ratios. XRD analyses revealed that all samples adopted the crystal structure of ZnO. Optical measurements indicated high transparency in the visible region for all samples, while electrical measurements confirmed that all samples were n-type semiconductors. Finally, magnetic measurements showed that pure ZnO and Al-doped ZnO exhibited diamagnetic behavior, while Ni and Co doped ZnO displayed magnetic behavior. These results show that Co and Ni-doped ZnO films can be used as diluted magnetic semiconductor materials in spintronic applications.
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spelling doaj-art-e3322c20ddd24f4aa1eacb1d10468f532025-08-20T02:40:27ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2024-10-012851047105828Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin CoatingNuray Altınölçek0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-1474Cengiz Akay1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-0364Zafer Gültekin2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8026-0379Bursa Uludağ ÜniversitesiBursa Uludağ ÜniversitesiBursa Uludağ ÜniversitesiTransition metal-doped diluted semiconductor materials have attracted significant interest in spintronic applications. In order to investigate the structural, optical, electrochemical, and magnetic properties of these diluted magnetic semiconductors, transition metal-doped ZnO thin films were successfully produced at room temperature using a low-cost sol-gel spin coating technique with the same molar ratios. XRD analyses revealed that all samples adopted the crystal structure of ZnO. Optical measurements indicated high transparency in the visible region for all samples, while electrical measurements confirmed that all samples were n-type semiconductors. Finally, magnetic measurements showed that pure ZnO and Al-doped ZnO exhibited diamagnetic behavior, while Ni and Co doped ZnO displayed magnetic behavior. These results show that Co and Ni-doped ZnO films can be used as diluted magnetic semiconductor materials in spintronic applications.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4066840sol-gel spin coatingdms materialsmetal-oxide thin filmsznocontact angle
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Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
sol-gel spin coating
dms materials
metal-oxide thin films
zno
contact angle
title Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
title_full Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
title_fullStr Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
title_short Investigation of Spintronic Properties of Transition Metal Doped ZnO Thin Films Produced by Sol-Gel Spin Coating
title_sort investigation of spintronic properties of transition metal doped zno thin films produced by sol gel spin coating
topic sol-gel spin coating
dms materials
metal-oxide thin films
zno
contact angle
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4066840
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