Defect ferromagnetism induced by lower valence cation doping: Li-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles
Sadaf Akbar, S. K. Hasanain, Oleksii Ivashenko, Mikhail Dutka, Naveed Zafar Ali, Graeme R. Blake, J. Th. M. De Hosson, Petra Rudolf
Abstract
To explore the role of Li in establishing room-temperature ferromagnetism in SnO<sub>2</sub>, the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Li-doped SnO<sub>2</sub> compounds were studied for different size regimes, from nanoparticles to bulk crystals.
Topics & Concepts
DopingFerromagnetismValence (chemistry)NanoparticleMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsChemistryChemical physicsInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials