Negligible magnetism in excellent structural quality Cr(x)Ti(1-x)O(2) anatase: contrast with high-T(C) ferromagnetism in structurally defective Cr(x)Ti(1-x)O(2)

We reexamine the mechanism of ferromagnetism in doped TiO(2) anatase, using epitaxial Cr:TiO(2) with excellent structural quality as a model system. In contrast to highly oriented but defective Cr:TiO(2) (approximately 0.5 micro(b)/Cr), these structurally superior single crystal films exhibit negligible ferromagnetism. Similar results were obtained for Co:TiO(2). We show for the first time that charge-compensating oxygen vacancies alone, as predicted by F-center mediated exchange, are not sufficient to activate ferromagnetism. Instead, the onset of ferromagnetism correlates with the presence of structural defects.     

Ferromagnetism induced by clustered Co in Co-doped anatase TiO2 thin films

We investigated ferromagnetism of a newly discovered ferromagnetic semiconductor Co-doped anatase TiO2 thin film, using the magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) at the Co L(2,3) absorption edges. The magnetic moment was observed to be approximately 0.1 micro(B)/Co in the measurements, but the MCD spectral line shape is nearly identical to that of Co metal, showing that the ferromagnetism is induced by a small amount of clustered Co. With thermal treatments at approximately 400 degrees C, the MCD signal increases, and the moment reaches up to approximately 1.55 micro(B)/Co, which is approximately 90% of the moment in Co metal. In the latter case, the cluster size was observed to be 20-60 nm.     

Role of Ti 3d carriers in mediating the ferromagnetism of Co∶TiO2 anatase thin films

We study the surface and bulk electronic structure of the room-temperature ferromagnet Co∶TiO(2) anatase films using soft- and hard-x-ray photoemission spectroscopy with probe sensitivities of ～1 and ～10 nm, respectively. We obtain direct evidence of metallic Ti(3+) states in the bulk, which get suppressed to give a surface semiconductor, thus indicating the difference in electronic structure between surface and bulk. X-ray absorption and resonant photoemission spectroscopy reveal Ti(3+) electrons at the Fermi level (E(F)) and high-spin Co(2+) electrons occurring away from E(F). The results show the importance of the charge neutrality condition: Co(2+)+V(O)(2-)+2Ti(4+)?Co(2+)+2Ti(3+) (V(O) is oxygen vacancy), which gives rise to the elusive Ti 3d carriers mediating ferromagnetism via the Co 3d-O 2p-Ti 3d exchange interaction pathway of the occupied orbitals.     

On the origin of ferromagnetism in semiconducting TiO2−δ:Co oxide

In Co-doped TiO_2?δ oxide films deposited on SrTiO₃(100) substrates, a room-temperature ferromagnetism is found to occur only in a limited charge-carrier concentration interval from 2×10¹⁸? 5×10²² cm^?3. This indirectly testifies that ferromagnetism in the aforementioned n-type semiconductor is associated with the exchange interaction of magnetic ions via conduction electrons rather than with the formation of Co clusters in the material. The magnetic moment per Co atom is 0.8μ_B in the TiO cubic phase and 0.5μ_B in the anatase tetragonal phase of TiO₂.     

氧气分压对TiO2薄膜结构、磁性及输运性质的影响

采用脉冲激光沉积技术在LaAlO_3(100)基片上制备了TiO_2薄膜,研究了氧气分压对薄膜结构、磁性与输运性质的影响.结构测量表明,TiO_2薄膜的结构与沉积过程中的氧气分压有关,氧气分压的增大有利于薄膜向锐钛矿相转变.磁性测量表明,在较高的氧气分压下制备的TiO_2薄膜表现为顺磁性,在较低氧气分压下制备的TiO_2薄膜表现出明显的室温铁磁性,其铁磁性与氧空位有密切关系.输运测量进一步表明,TiO_2薄膜表现为半导体导电特性,在具有铁磁性的薄膜中还观察到了低温磁电阻效应.     

Electric field effect in diluted magnetic insulator anatase Co: TiO2

An external electric field induced reversible modulation of a room temperature magnetic moment and coercive field is achieved in an epitaxial and insulating thin film of dilutely cobalt-doped anatase TiO2. This first demonstration of an electric field effect in any oxide-based diluted ferromagnet is realized in a high quality epitaxial heterostructure of PbZr(0.2)Ti(0.8)O(3)/Co: TiO(2)/SrRuO(3) grown on (001) LaAlO3. The observed effect, which is about 15% in strength in a given heterostructure, can be modulated over several cycles. Possible mechanisms for electric field induced modulation of insulating ferromagnetism are discussed.     

High temperature ferromagnetism with a giant magnetic moment in transparent co-doped SnO(2-delta)

The occurrence of room temperature ferromagnetism is demonstrated in pulsed laser deposited thin films of Sn(1-x)Co(x)O(2-delta) (x<0.3). Interestingly, films of Sn(0.95)Co(0.05)O(2-delta) grown on R-plane sapphire not only exhibit ferromagnetism with a Curie temperature close to 650 K, but also a giant magnetic moment of 7.5+/-0.5 micro(B)/Co, not yet reported in any diluted magnetic semiconductor system. The films are semiconducting and optically highly transparent.     

Sb掺杂纳米TiO2光催化剂的晶体结构与光催化性能

用溶胶-凝胶法将纳米TiO2:Sb薄膜沉积在玻璃基板上．通过XRD、Raman光谱研究了Sb掺杂量对薄膜的晶体结构和晶相转变的影响．结果表明:纯TiO2薄膜中,TiO2不仅以无定型态存在,而且还以板钛矿和锐钛矿的形式存在．掺入适量的Sb后,由于Sb替代了TiO2的部分Ti形成Sb-O-Ti结构,改变了TiO2的晶格结构,改善了薄膜的结晶效率,使锐钛矿结构的TiO2:Sb含量明显提高．掺杂0．2％Sb时,薄膜的结晶效率最高．254 nm光源照射时,掺杂0．2％Sb的电极的阳极光电流密度可达42．49μA／cm2,是用同种方法制备的纯TiO2薄膜电极的近11倍;对亚甲基蓝具有最高分解性能,其一级反应速率常数为0．171 h／cm2,是未掺杂的纯TiO2薄膜的近2倍．     

The influence of Co doping on the dielectric, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties of Ba0.70Sr0.30TiO3 thin films

Ba_0.70Sr_0.30TiO₃ (BST) thin films doped by Co (BSTC) are fabricated by sol-gel method on a Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrate. A strong correlation is observed among the microstructure, dielectric, ferroelectric, ferromagnetic properties and Co concentration. The dielectric constant of BST thin films can be tailored from 343 to 119 by manipulating the Co concentration. The dielectric loss of BSTC thin films are still kept below 0.020 and the tunability is above 30% at a dc-applied electric field of 500 kV/cm. With increasing Co doping up to 10 mol%, the coexistence of ferromagnetism and ferroelectrics is found. Suitable dielectric constant, low-dielectric loss, and high tunability of this kind of thin films can be useful for potential tunable applications.     

含氧空位锐钛矿TiO2光学性质的第一性原理研究

为了研究锐钛矿TiO2晶体中氧宅位对光学性质的影响,利用基于局域密度泛函理论框架下的广义梯度近似平面波超软赝势方法.用第一性原理对含氧空位锐钛矿TiO2晶体进行了结构优化处理.计算了完整的和含氧空位锐钛矿TiO2晶体的电子态密度、复数折射率、介电甬数及吸收光谱的偏振特性.二者比较发现,引入氧空位后,锐钛矿TiO2的电子结构发生了变化,电子总态密度的费米面进入了导带,引起了莫特相变;含氧空位的锐钛矿TiO2晶体的Ti 3d态大约在-6.097 eV处出现了新的劈裂峰值.两种模型的介电函数虚部、吸收光谱以及复折射率的实部,它们的峰值位置一一对应.说明它们之间存在着内在的联系,这些都与电子态密度分布直接相关.理论分析和计算发现二者的介电函数虚部和吸收光谱峰值位置移动是弛豫效应影响的结果,同时,峰值大小变化是电子跃迁的几率来决定的.晶体的各向异性是由晶体结构的对称性决定的.     

Co,N共掺杂锐钛矿相TiO2电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

二氧化钛(TiO2)作为一种性能优良的光催化剂已经被广泛地研究和使用. 本研究中利用了第一性原理和GGA+U方法, 对锐钛矿结构TiO2晶体三种可能的(Co,N)共掺杂体系的几何结构、形成能、电子结构和光吸收系数进行了研究, 并与单掺杂(Co/N)体系进行了对比. 结果表明, 在三种共掺杂TiO2中, Co与N相邻时晶格畸变最小, 但掺杂原子周围晶格畸变较大;同时, 较低的形成能表明此种共掺杂结构最容易形成;此外, 因为Co与N成键, 其杂质能级的数目与能量较其他共掺杂结构有较大差异. (Co,N)共掺杂体系与未掺杂TiO2的相比, 其禁带宽度较小, 禁带中存在杂质能级, 因此其吸收边红移, 在可见光波段有较好的光吸收能力. 故(Co,N)共掺杂可以很好地提升锐钛矿型TiO2在可见光波段的光催化性能.     

Co,N共掺杂锐钛矿相TiO2电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

二氧化钛（TiO₂）作为一种性能优良的光催化剂已经被广泛地研究和使用.本研究中利用了第一性原理和GGA+U方法,对锐钛矿结构TiO₂晶体三种可能的（Co,N）共掺杂体系的几何结构、形成能、电子结构和光吸收系数进行了研究,并与单掺杂（Co/N）体系进行了对比.结果表明,在三种共掺杂TiO₂中,Co与N相邻时晶格畸变最小,但掺杂原子周围晶格畸变较大;同时,较低的形成能表明此种共掺杂结构最容易形成;此外,因为C0与N成键,其杂质能级的数目与能量较其他共掺杂结构有较大差异.（Co,N）共掺杂体系与未掺杂TiO₂的相比,其禁带宽度较小,禁带中存在杂质能级,因此其吸收边红移,在可见光波段有较好的光吸收能力.故（Co,N）共掺杂可以很好地提升锐钛矿型TiO₂在可见光波段的光催化性能.     

Direct kinetic correlation of carriers and ferromagnetism in Co2+: ZnO

The hypothesis that high-Curie-temperature ferromagnetism in cobalt-doped ZnO (Co2+: ZnO) is mediated by charge carriers was tested by controlled introduction and removal of the shallow donor interstitial zinc. Using oriented epitaxial Co2+: ZnO films grown by chemical vapor deposition, kinetics measurements demonstrate a direct correlation between the oxidative quenching of ferromagnetism and the diffusion and oxidation of interstitial zinc. These results demonstrate controlled systematic variation of a key parameter involved in the ferromagnetism of Co2+: ZnO and, in the process, unambiguously reveal this ferromagnetism to be dependent upon charge carriers. The distinction between defect-bound and free carriers in Co2+: ZnO is discussed.     

Magneto-optical spectroscopy of diluted magnetic oxides TiO2−δ: Co

We report an experimental study on transversal Kerr effect (TKE) in magnetic oxide semiconductors TiO_2−δ:Co. The TiO_2−δ: Co thin films were deposited on LaAlO₃ (0 0 1) substrates by magnetron sputtering in the argon-oxygen atmosphere at oxygen partial pressure of 2×10⁻⁶-2×10⁻⁴ Torr. It was obtained that TKE spectra in ferromagnetic samples are extremely sensitive to the Co-volume fraction, the crystalline structure, and technology parameters. The observed well-pronounced peaks in TKE spectra for anatase Co-doped TiO_2−δ films at low Co (<1%) volume fraction are not representative for bulk Co or Co clusters in TiO_2−δ matrix that indicates on intrinsic ferromagnetism in these samples. With increase of Co-volume fraction up to 5-8% the fine structure of TKE spectra disappears and magneto-optical response in reflection mode becomes larger than that for thick Co films     

Co-occurrence of superparamagnetism and anomalous hall effect in highly reduced cobalt-doped rutile TiO2-delta films

We report a detailed magnetic and structural analysis of highly reduced Co doped rutile TiO(2-delta) films displaying an anomalous Hall effect (AHE). The temperature and field dependence of magnetization, and transmission electron microscopy, clearly establish the presence of nanosized superparamagnetic cobalt clusters of approximately 8-10 nm size in the films at the interface. The co-occurrence of superparamagnetism and AHE raises questions regarding the use of the AHE as a test of the intrinsic nature of ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic semiconductors.     

Magnetic anisotropy of Co2+ as signature of intrinsic ferromagnetism in ZnO:Co

We report on the magnetic properties of thoroughly characterized Zn(1-x)Co(x)O epitaxial thin films, with low Co concentration, x = 0.003-0.005. Magnetic and EPR measurements, combined with crystal field theory, reveal that isolated Co2+ ions in ZnO possess a strong single ion anisotropy which leads to an "easy plane" ferromagnetic state when the ferromagnetic Co-Co interaction is considered. We suggest that the peculiarities of the magnetization process of this state can be viewed as a signature of intrinsic ferromagnetism in ZnO:Co materials.     

不同氧气流量对直流磁控溅射TiO2薄膜的影响

采用直流反应磁控溅射法,以高纯Ti为靶材,高纯O2为反应气体,制备了TiO2薄膜.研究了氧气流量对薄膜结晶取向、表面形貌和光学性能的影响.研究发现,TiO2薄膜主要呈锐钛矿TiO2(101)择优取向,当氧气流量较小时,薄膜中还含有金属Ti(100),氧气流量较大时,薄膜含TiO2(101)和TiO2(004),成多晶态;薄膜的粗糙度和颗粒大小都随氧气流量的增大而增大;薄膜在400～1 100nm可见-近红外波段有较高的透射率并且其吸收峰随着氧气流量的增大而红移,当氧气流量为5sccm时,平均透射率最高.     

Co离子注入TiO2薄膜的显微结构和磁性研究

利用直流磁控溅射技术在玻璃衬底上沉积了TiO₂薄膜,并对其进行了Co离子注入,最后在真空中500 ℃退火50 min,得到系列薄膜样品. 利用剥离-分散方法制备了薄膜的透射电镜样品,并用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线能量散射谱(EDX)和高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)对样品做了近似原位观察,研究了薄膜样品中不同Co离子注入深度的成分分布和显微结构. 结果表明,薄膜呈锐钛矿结构,Co元素主要分布在薄膜表层,Co离子的注入使TiO₂薄膜的晶粒被部分破坏,并形成CoO,而5 关键词： 2薄膜')" href="#">Co注入TiO₂薄膜 电镜原位观察 室温铁磁性     

退火氛围对掺杂ZnO薄膜磁性的影响

采用直流磁控反应共溅法制备了非磁性元素Al和磁性元素Co掺杂的ZnO薄膜, 样品原位真空退火后再空气退火处理. 利用X射线衍射仪(XRD) 和物理性能测量仪(PPMS) 对薄膜的结构和磁性进行了表征. XRD和PPMS结果表明, 不同的退火氛围对掺杂薄膜的结构和磁性有着很大的影响. 真空退火的Al掺杂ZnO薄膜没有观察到铁磁性, 而空气退火的样品却显示出明显的室温铁磁性, 铁磁性的来源与空气退火后导致Al和ZnO基体间电荷转移增强有关. 而对于Co掺杂ZnO薄膜, 真空退火后再空气退火, 室温铁磁性明显减弱. 其磁性变化与Co离子和ZnO基体间电荷转移导致磁性增强和间隙Co原子被氧化导致磁性减弱有关.     

Electronic structures and optical properties of TiO₂:Improved density-functional-theory investigation

TiO2 has been recently used to realize high-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors.In fact,it has been widely used for a long time as white pigment and sunscreen because of its whiteness,high refractive index,and excellent optical properties.However,its electronic structures and the related properties have not been satisfactorily understood.Here,we use Tran and Blaha’s modified Becke-Johnson(TB-mBJ) exchange potential(plus a local density approximation correlation potential) within the density functional theory to investigate electronic structures and optical properties of rutile and anatase TiO2.Our comparative calculations show that the energy gaps obtained from mBJ method agree better with the experimental results than that obtained from local density approximation(LDA) and generalized gradient approximation(GGA),in contrast with substantially overestimated values from many-body perturbation(GW) calculations.As for optical dielectric functions(both real and imaginary parts),refractive index,and extinction coefficients as functions of photon energy,our mBJ calculated results are in excellent agreement with the experimental curves.Our further analysis reveals that these excellent improvements are achieved because mBJ potential describes accurately the energy levels of Ti 3d states.These results should be helpful to understand the high temperature ferromagnetism in doped TiO2.This approach can be used as a standard to understand electronic structures and the related properties of such materials as TiO2.