The role of reduced graphene oxide capping on defect induced ferromagnetism of ZnO nanorods
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The role of reduced graphene oxide capping on defect induced ferromagnetism of ZnO nanorods
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PRAKASH, A
MISRA, SK BAHADUR, D |
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FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE
MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES SINGLE-LAYER SOLAR-CELLS ZINC-OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES NANOPARTICLES ELECTRODES NANOWIRES COMPOSITE |
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In this study, the effect of different numbers of layers of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on the ferromagnetic behavior of zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide (ZnO-RGO) hybrid architectures has been investigated. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy along with x-ray diffraction of these hybrids confirm that ZnO nanorods are wrapped with different numbers of layers of RGO in a controlled way and their hexagonal phase is unaffected by these layers. Raman and photoelectron spectroscopy of these hybrids reveals that RGO does not alter the nonpolar optical phonon E-2 (high) mode and chemical state of Zn2+ in ZnO. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra show that RGO passivates singly charged oxygen vacancies (V-OS(+)) in ZnO. It correlates the passivation efficiency of V-OS(+) to the number of RGO layers and this has been achieved up to 90% by similar to 31 layers of RGO. Due to passivation of V-OS(+) in ZnO by RGO, the ferromagnetic behavior (saturation magnetization and divergence between zero field cooled and field cooled) in ZnO-RGO hybrids is suppressed as compared to ZnO. Combining the EPR and magnetic behavior, a direct link between the passivation of the singly charged oxygen vacancies present on the surface of ZnO nanorods and the number of RGO layers is established.
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IOP PUBLISHING LTD
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2014-10-15T12:53:15Z
2014-10-15T12:53:15Z 2013 |
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Article
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NANOTECHNOLOGY, 24(9)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/24/9/095705 http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/14936 |
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en
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