Impurity-vacancy complexes and ferromagnetism in doped sesquioxides
FIORENTINI, VINCENZO
2014-01-01
Abstract
Based on hybrid density-functional calculations, we propose that ferromagnetism in the prototypical bixbyite sesquioxide In2O3 doped with Cr is due to Cr-oxygen vacancy complexes, while isolated Cr cannot support carrier-mediated magnetic coupling. Our proposal is consistent with experimental facts such as the onset of ferromagnetism in O-lean conditions only, the low or vanishing net moment in unintentionally doped material, and its increase upon intentional doping.Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.