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Jabbar I, Zaman Y, Althubeiti K, Al Otaibi S, Ishaque MZ, Rahman N, Sohail M, Khan A, Ullah A, Del Rosso T, Zaman Q, Khan R, Khan A. Diluted magnetic semiconductor properties in TM doped ZnO nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2022; 12:13456-13463. [PMID: 35527731 PMCID: PMC9069335 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01210c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The hydrothermal method was used to create dilute magnetic semiconductor nanoparticles of Zn1-x Co x O (x = 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.09). The effect of cobalt doping on the microstructure, morphological and optical properties of Zn1-x Co x O was also studied and the Co doping to host ZnO was confirmed from XRD and EDX analysis. The structural analysis showed that doping of cobalt into ZnO decreased the crystallinity, but the preferred orientation didn't change. SEM analysis revealed that the cobalt dopant did not have a strong influence on the shape of the synthesized nanoparticles. No defect-related absorption peaks were observed in the UV-Vis spectra. The crystallinity of the doped samples was improved by high growth temperature and long growth time. Ferromagnetic behavior above room temperature was detected in co-doped ZnO nanoparticles. The ferromagnetic behavior increased with increasing Co (up to x = 0.05) doping. The ferromagnetic behavior declined when the Co content was further increased. Related research shows that doped ZnO nanoparticles have better dielectric, electrical conductivity, and magnetic properties than pure ZnO. This high ferromagnetism is usually a response reported for dilute magnetic semiconductors. These semiconductor nanoparticles were further used to designed spintronic based applications.
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- Iqra Jabbar
- Department of Physics, University of Sargodha Sargodha 40100 Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Sargodha Sargodha 40100 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University P. O. Box 11099 Taif 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Collage of Engineering, Taif University P. O. Box 11099 Taif 21944 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, University of Sargodha Sargodha 40100 Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Lakki Marwat KPK Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Lakki Marwat KPK Pakistan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine Yale University New Haven CT 06511 USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Lakki Marwat KPK Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro Rua Marques de São Vicente 22451-900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Department of Physics, University of Buner KPK 17290 Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Lakki Marwat KPK Pakistan
- College of Physics and Optoelectronics Shenzhen University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan KPK Pakistan
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Impact of defect sites on the Raman scattering properties of nitrogen doped ZnO thin films. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Khalid A, Ahmad P, Alharthi AI, Muhammad S, Khandaker MU, Faruque MRI, Khan A, Din IU, Alotaibi MA, Alzimami K, Alfuraih AA, Bradley DA. Enhanced Optical and Antibacterial Activity of Hydrothermally Synthesized Cobalt-Doped Zinc Oxide Cylindrical Microcrystals. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:3223. [PMID: 34207950 PMCID: PMC8230675 DOI: 10.3390/ma14123223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cobalt (Co) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) microcrystals (MCs) are prepared by using the hydrothermal method from the precursor's mixture of zinc chloride (ZnCl2), cobalt-II chloride hexahydrate (CoCl2·6H2O), and potassium hydroxide (KOH). The smooth round cylindrical morphologies of the synthesized microcrystals of Co-doped ZnO show an increase in absorption with the cobalt doping. The antibacterial activity of the as-obtained Co-doped ZnO-MCs was tested against the bacterial strains of gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia) and gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes) via the agar well diffusion method. The zones of inhibition (ZOI) for Co-doped ZnO-MCs against E. coli and K. pneumoniae were found to be 17 and 19 mm, and 15 and 16 mm against S. Aureus and S. pyogenes, respectively. The prepared Co-doped ZnO-MCs were thus established as a probable antibacterial agent against gram-negative bacterial strains.
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- Awais Khalid
- Department of Physics, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21300, Pakistan;
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- Department of Physics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (A.I.A.); (I.U.D.); (M.A.A.)
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- Department of Physics, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21300, Pakistan;
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- Center for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia; (M.U.K.); (D.A.B.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, Pakistan;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (A.I.A.); (I.U.D.); (M.A.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (A.I.A.); (I.U.D.); (M.A.A.)
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia; (K.A.); (A.A.A.)
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia; (K.A.); (A.A.A.)
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- Center for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia; (M.U.K.); (D.A.B.)
- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guilford GU2 7XH, UK
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Maibam B, Baruah S, Kumar S. Photoluminescence and intrinsic ferromagnetism of Fe doped zinc oxide. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03519-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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