Monodispersed ZnO quantum dots with Nd doping

X. Luo, L. T. Tseng, W. T. Lee, G. Z. Xing, Tao Liu, Sean Li, J. B. Yi*

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Abstract

Monodispersed Nd doped ZnO quantum dots were achieved by a hydrothermal method. Low doping concentration (up to 2.5 at%) of Nd resulted in the relatively large sized quantum dots that show room temperature ferromagnetism while further increasing the doping concentration significantly reduced the size and the quantum dots then became antiferromagnetic. Amorphous Nd2O3 was formed during the synthesis of monodispersed quantum dots and it separated ZnO cyrstallites and impedes the crystallites growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-421
Number of pages5
JournalNanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Hydrothermal
  • Magnetic
  • Monodispersed
  • ZnO qautum dots

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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