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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 417-421 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2015 American Scientific Publishers.
Keywords
- Hydrothermal
- Magnetic
- Monodispersed
- ZnO qautum dots
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science