Decoupled scenario between the conductive carriers and the ferromagnetism in epitaxial Zn0.85−xMgxCo0.15O thin films

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 105; no. 7
• Main Authors: Zhu, Dapeng, Liu Guolei, Tian Yufeng, Shishen, Yan, Cai, Li, Fu Maoxiang, Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Kun, Ye Shengtao, Li Huanhuan, Hu, Shujun, Chen Yanxue, Kang Shishou, Dai Youyong, Liangmo, Mei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 18.08.2014
• Subjects: Applied physics; Ferromagnetism; Magnetic properties; Magnetic saturation; Magnetism; Magnetoresistance; Magnetoresistivity; Molecular beam epitaxy; Polarization (spin alignment); Thin films

A series of Zn0.85−xMgxCo0.15O (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3) thin films were fabricated by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy to investigate the correlation between the electrical transport properties and the ferromagnetism. It is observed that the saturation magnetization remains almost unchanged even though t...