Structural, compositional and magnetic characterization of bulk V 2 O 5 doped ZnO system

S. Karamat, R. S. Rawat*, P. Lee, T. L. Tan, R. V. Ramanujan, W. Zhou

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Abstract

This paper investigates the structural, compositional and magnetic properties of vanadium doped ZnO bulk samples prepared by solid state reaction technique. The Rietveld refinement analysis for XRD results of samples showed small change in lattice parameters for 3 and 5% vanadium doped ZnO samples indicating the substitution of Zn 2+ ions by vanadium ions in ZnO lattice. Raman spectroscopy reveals the change in ZnO modes positions due to vanadium doping. The appearance of E 1 and E 2 modes showed that the wurtzite structure of ZnO is still maintained after doping of vanadium oxide. XPS analysis confirms the presence of the different elements and oxidation states of vanadium ions. M-H curves obtained from VSM showed weak ferromagnetism in the samples. The observation of ferromagnetic behavior indicates the formation of ZnVO phase with V 2+ ion substitution in the ZnO lattice. XPS scans of the etched bulk samples confirmed the 2+ oxidation state of vanadium ions in our samples explaining the origin of ferromagnetism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2309-2314
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume256
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1 2010
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Keywords

  • Raman spectroscopy
  • V doped ZnO
  • XPS

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