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Ferromagnetic Semiconducting EuO Nanorods
Author(s) -
Bierman M. J.,
Van Heuvelen K. M.,
Schmeißer D.,
Brunold T. C.,
Jin S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602612
Subject(s) - nanorod , materials science , europium , ferromagnetism , magnetometer , magnetic semiconductor , squid , magnetic circular dichroism , condensed matter physics , nanowire , semiconductor , ferromagnetic material properties , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , magnetization , magnetic field , physics , luminescence , ecology , quantum mechanics , astronomy , biology , spectral line
Nanorods of EuO , a concentrated magnetic semiconductor, are synthesized. SQUID magnetometry shows a large ferromagnetic response for the nanorods of 6.9 μB per europium atom. Magnetic circular dichroism verifies that the nanowires are indeed ferromagnetic and semiconducting.