Ferromagnetic property in Transition Metal (Mn, Fe, Ni)-Doped SnO2 for Spintronic Applications: A Review of Computational and Experimental Studies

Mandakini Baral; Padmaja Patnaik; Santanu  Kumar Nayak; Dipan Kumar Das

doi:10.15330/pcss.25.3.639-649

Authors

Mandakini Baral School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
Padmaja Patnaik School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
Santanu Kumar Nayak School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
Dipan Kumar Das School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.25.3.639-649

Keywords:

Spintronic, DMS, RTFM, TM doped, DFT, GGA+U, GGA, PBE, LSDA, LSDA-SIC, SOL-GEL method, XRD

Abstract

The development of room temperature ferromagnetic property (RTFM) in TM doped SnO₂has potential application in the field of spintronic, recently attracted attention. This material exhibits exceptional chemical stability, demonstrates N-type behavior with a high carrier density, and remarkably displays long-range ferromagnetic properties. However, the mechanism behind this ferromagnetic property (FM) is still not fully understood. Numerous surveys of the literature have indicated that factors such as the presence of oxygen vacancies, defects, type and concentration of dopants, temperature, and methods used for sample preparation have a notable impact on the performance of FM. Here we reviewed the FM mechanism which is noticed in Iron, Nickel, Manganese doped Tin dioxide material both experimental and computational method.

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