Abstract
Room-temperature ferromagnetism with p-type conductivity was observed in epitaxial K-doped ZnO films prepared by RF-magnetron sputtering. The coincident changes in the electrical, optical and magnetic properties indicate that the cation holes play important roles in mediating the ferromagnetism in K-doped ZnO films. The maximum saturation magnetization of 8emu/cm3 was obtained in the 8% K-doped film and the thermal annealing in air could stabilize the ferromagnetic signature. Finally, first-principle calculations reveal that the magnetic properties in K-doped ZnO films are attributed to the strong p–p interaction between the unpaired 2p electrons at O sites.
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