摘要
A Fe doped rutile TiO2 single crystal is grown in an O2 atmosphere by the floating zone technique. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra clearly demonstrate that Fe^3+ ions are substituted for the Ti^4+ ions in the rutile TiO2 matrix. Magnetization measurements reveal that the Fe:TiO2 crystal shows paramagnetic behaviour in a temperature range from 5 K to 350 K. The Fe^3+ ions possess weak magnetic anisotropy with an easy axis along the c axis. The annealed Fe:TiO2 crystal shows spin-glass-like behaviours due to the aggregation of the ferromagnetic clusters.
A Fe doped rutile TiO2 single crystal is grown in an O2 atmosphere by the floating zone technique. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra clearly demonstrate that Fe^3+ ions are substituted for the Ti^4+ ions in the rutile TiO2 matrix. Magnetization measurements reveal that the Fe:TiO2 crystal shows paramagnetic behaviour in a temperature range from 5 K to 350 K. The Fe^3+ ions possess weak magnetic anisotropy with an easy axis along the c axis. The annealed Fe:TiO2 crystal shows spin-glass-like behaviours due to the aggregation of the ferromagnetic clusters.
基金
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2009CB929201)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10774179)