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Control of defects and magnetic properties in colloidal HfO2 nanorods

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Abstract

The synthesis of HfO2 nanorods by the methods of Tang et al was investigated. The nanorods produced were (9.2±1.4) nm in length and (3.5±0.8) nm in diameter. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the moniclinic crystalline phase of the nanorods produced in both syntheses. The lattice parameters of both synthesis products were larger than the bulk HfO2 values. High resolution TEM (HRTEM) revealed larger variations in lattice spacing and orientations within the particles produced by synthesis II. The low-temperature coercivity of the ferromagnetic nanorods was ca. 300 Oe, which is larger than the 50 Oe coercivity obtained by Coey. It was observed that by modifying HfO2 nanorods synthesis it is possible to increase the defect concentration to a high enough level to produce ferromagnetic coupling in a small fraction of the nanocrystals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2608-2612
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume19
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Sep 2007

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