Abstract

In this paper, undoped and Fe-doped ZnO nanorod arrays were grown on glass substrate by a facile hydrothermal method. Structural, optical, and magnetic properties of the prepared nanorods were investigated. Structural investigation clearly showed that the prepared nanorods had single phase wurtzite structure without any secondary phases and the prepared undoped and Fe-doped nanorods were grown vertically. The optical characterization revealed that the optical band gap of ZnO nanorods was decreased by increasing the value of Fe concentration. Furthermore, the formation of diluted magnetic semiconductor nanorod arrays was verified. The origin of room temperature ferromagnetism is explained by the bound magnetic polaron concept.

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