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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Theoretical study of the influence of vacancies in the magnetic stability of V-, Cr-, and Mn-doped SnO2 |
Autor(es): | Borges, Pablo D. Scolfaro, Luisa M.R. Alves, Horácio W. Leite Silva Jr., Eronides F. da Assali, Lucy V.C. |
Abstract: | In this work we study, theoretically, the magnetic properties of transition metals (TMs)-doped SnO2 (with TM = V, Cr, and Mn) in a diluted magnetic oxide configuration, focusing in particular in the role played by the presence of O vacancies, VO, nearby the TM. We present the results of first-principles electronic structure calculations of Sn0.96TM0.04O2 and Sn0.96TM0.04O1.98(VO)0.02 alloys. The calculated total energy as a function of the total magnetic moment per cell shows a magnetic metastability, corresponding to a high-spin (HS) ground state, respectively, with 2 and 3 μB/cell, for Cr and Mn, and a metastable low-spin (LS) state, with 0 (Cr) and 1 (Mn) μB/cell. For vanadium, only a state with 1 μB/cell was found. The spin-crossover energy (ESCO) from the LS to the HS is 114 meV for Cr and 42 meV for Mn. By creating O vacancies close to the TM site, we show that the metastability and ESCO change. For chromium, a new HS state appears (4 μB/cell), with an energy barrier of 32 meV relative to the 2 μB/cell state. For manganese, the metastable LS state of 1 μB/cell disappears, while for vanadium the HS state of 1 μB/cell remains. In all cases, the ground state corresponds to the expected HS. These findings suggest that these materials may be used in applications that require different magnetization states. |
Palavras-chave: | Dilute magnetic semiconductor Magnetic metastability Spintronics Tin dioxide Spin-crossover |
Editor: | Applied Surface Science |
Tipo de Acesso: | Elsevier B.V. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.08.096 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/21374 |
Data do documento: | 15-Fev-2013 |
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