Defects mediated weak ferromagnetism in Zn_1-yC_yO (0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.10) nanorods semiconductors for spintronics applications.

ABSTRACT: A series of carbon-doped ZnO [Zn_1-yC_yO (0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.10)] nanorods were synthesized using a cost-effective low-temperature (85 °C) dip coating technique. X-ray diffractometer scans of the samples revealed the hexagonal structure of the C-doped ZnO samples, except for y = 0.10. XRD analysis confirmed a decrease in the unit cell volume after doping C into the ZnO matrix, likely due to the incorporation of carbon at oxygen sites (CO defects) resulting from ionic size differences. The morphological analysis confirmed the presence of hexagonal-shaped nanorods. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy identified C-Zn-C bonding, i.e., CO defects, Zn-O-C bond formation, O-C-O bonding, oxygen vacancies, and sp²-bonded carbon in the C-doped ZnO structure with different compo

SUBMITTER: Awan SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10564763 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature