Magnetism in Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticles prepared by a co-precipitation method

• Published in: Nanotechnology Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 1278 - 1285
• Main Authors: Jayakumar, O D, Salunke, H G, Kadam, R M, Mohapatra, Manoj, Yaswant, G, Kulshreshtha, S K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 14.03.2006

We report the synthesis of nominal 2 and 5 at.% Mn-doped ZnO nanocrystalline particles by a co-precipitation method. Rietveld refinement of x-ray diffraction data revealed that Mn-doped ZnO crystallizes in the monophasic wurtzite structure and the unit cell volume increases with increasing Mn concen...