Abstract

Nanosized Mn doped ZnO samples were synthesized by co-precipitation method using Polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a capping agent. X- ray diffraction patterns confirm that the pure and Mn doped ZnO nanocrystals have wurtzite structure without any seconadary phases. Lattice parameters of pure and Mn doped ZnO nanocrystals increase slightly with increasing Mn concentration. The average crystalline size of pure and Mn doped ZnO nanocrystals are in the range of 14-18 nm. The X-ray density for pure and Mn doped ZnO sample is calculated using lattice parameters. It is found that almost static for Mn doped ZnO samples. In the Zn1-xMnx samples, room temperature magnetic hysteresis is observed and the saturation magnetization increases with increasing Mn content. However, these samples show room temperature ferromagnetic in nature. Result of the present investigation compared without PEG.

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