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Enhanced Ferromagnetism in Nano-sized Sn0.85Co0.10Fe0.03Mn0.02O2 Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor Synthesised by Sol–Gel Method

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Co-Fe–Mn co-doped SnO2 nanoparticles have been effectively synthesised by sol–gel method. To explore the effect of co-do** in instigating room-temperature ferromagnetism in SnO2 nanocrystals, the structural, optical and magnetic behaviours of Sn0.85Co0.10Fe0.03Mn0.02O2 nanoparticles were examined. Also, the oxidation states of dopants were evaluated using XPS analysis. XRD data exhibited pure SnO2 phase, revealing the effectiveness of the method of synthesis in substituting the dopant ions into Sn sites. The average crystallite size of the synthesised sample was calculated to be 21 nm. SEM–EDX and HRTEM-SAED revealed the surface morphology, elemental composition, lattice plane and the polycrystalline nature of the nanoparticles. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy data illustrated a decrease in bandgap compared to bulk SnO2 due to the effect of dopants. FTIR spectrum disclosed the prominent peaks corresponding to SnO2. The occurrence of room-temperature ferromagnetism in the prescribed sample has been validated from the magnetic hysteresis plotted using VSM data analysis. The analysis of all the abovementioned characterisations revealed the incorporation of dopants into SnO2 host material. The emergence of magnetism in the sample depends mainly on the distribution of vacancy defects and nano-size of the sample, in addition to the surface diffusion of magnetic dopant ions into the SnO2 lattice.

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The authors thank the management of Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, for their constant support and the characterisation facilities provided. The authors also thank SAIF, IIT Madras, for providing VSM measurements; STIC, CUSAT, for carrying out HRTEM/SAED and Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRMIST, for providing XPS analysis of the synthesised nanoparticles.

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Rajan, R., Vizhi, R.E. Enhanced Ferromagnetism in Nano-sized Sn0.85Co0.10Fe0.03Mn0.02O2 Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor Synthesised by Sol–Gel Method. J Supercond Nov Magn 37, 1089–1100 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06689-7

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