Title
Raman and EPR Characterization of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Sb2-xMnxS3 Nanocrystals Grown in a Glass Matrix
Date Issued
07 March 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Silva R.S.
Guimarães E.V.
Rosa R.H.
Mikhail H.D.
Silva A.C.A.
Dantas N.O.
Universidad Federal de Sao Paulo
Publisher(s)
American Chemical Society
Abstract
Structural and magnetic property change for different Mn concentrations in diluted magnetic semiconductor Sb2-xMnxS3 nanocrystals grown in a glass host matrix were investigated. Transmission electron microscopy images and energy dispersive X-ray analyses and Raman spectra with the modified model confirm the size and composition of nanocrystals. Electron paramagnetic resonance shows six hyperfine lines of the electron states, which are attributed to the interaction between the electron spin (S = 5/2) and the nuclear spin (I = 5/2) of Mn2+ ions (3d5) located in the crystal field of Sb2S3 semiconductor. Also, a change in Mn-Mn interactions is observed as Mn concentration increases. The blueshift of the Raman band around 188 cm-1 with increasing Mn concentration gives strong indications of the substitution of Mn2+ ions for Sb3+ ions in the crystalline structure of Sb2S3. In addition, the band around 217 cm-1 remains constant for Mn concentrations of 0.00-0.10. However, for x = 0.20, a displacement of 210 cm-1 occurs, which indicates an interstitial incorporation of Mn ions in the Sb2S3 structure at high Mn concentrations. A Raman high-frequency "shoulder" mode at 339 cm-1 is observed. Therefore, in this work, Sb2-xMnxS3 nanocrystals were grown successfully.
Start page
5680
End page
5685
Volume
123
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Mineralogía Electroquímica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85062606580
Source
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ISSN of the container
19327447
Sponsor(s)
The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the following Brazilian agencies: MCT/CNPq, Capes, Fapemig, and Rede Mineira de Quimicá (RQ-MG) supported by Fapemig (project CEX-RED-00010-4). We are also thankful for use of facilities for the TEM measurements at the Laboratorió Multiusuaŕ io de Microscopia de Alta Resoluca̧ õ (LabMic), of the Universidade Federal de Goiaś and the Raman Spectroscopy at the Physics Institute of the Universidade Federal de Uberlandia.̂
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