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We use muon spin relaxation (muSR) to investigate the magnetic properties of a bulk form diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor (DFS) Li1.15(Zn0.9Mn0.1)P with T_C ~ 22 K. MuSR results confirm the gradual development of ferromagnetic ordering…
By laser ablation we prepared thin films of the colossal magnetoresistive compound La_(1-x)Ca_xMnO_3 with doping levels 0.1<x<0.9 on MgO substrates. X-ray diffraction revealed epitaxial growth and a systematic decrease of the lattice…
Effects of the Co substitution have been observed on the structural, magnetic and magneto-transport properties of Fe2-xCoxMnSi alloy. Curie temperature (TC) and saturation magnetization (MS) of these alloys increased linearly with the Co…
The effect of doping Mo for Mn on the magnetic and transport properties of the colossal magnetoresistance material, La0.67Ba0.33MnO3, has been studied. Compounds of the series La0.67Ba0.33Mn1-xMoxO3 (x=0.0 to 0.1) have been prepared and…
We have studied in details the electronic structure and magnetism in M (Mn and Cr) doped semiconducting half-Heusler compounds FeVSb, CoTiSb and NiTiSn (XM$_{x}$Y$_{1-x}$Z) in a wide concentration range using local-spin density functional…
We present our studies on polycrystalline samples of fluorine doped LaMnO3 (LaMnO3-yFy). LaMnO2.5F0.5 exhibits remarkable magnetic and electrical properties. It shows ferromagnetic and metallic behavior with a high Curie temperature of ~…
We present the results of magnetization, ESR and NMR measurements on single crystal samples of the frustrated S=1/2 chain cuprate LiCu2O2 doped with nonmagnetic Zn^2+. As shown by the x-ray techniques the crystals of Li(Cu{1-x}Zn{x})2O2…
The evolution of the structural and transport properties of underdoped La$_{1.952}$Sr$_{0.048}$CuO$_4$ thin films under compressive epitaxial strain has been studied. The films of different thicknesses $d$ (from 26 nm to 120 nm) were…
A close link between the charge transfer electronic structures and polarity dependent high-TC ferromagnetism of TM2+:ZnO DMSs (TM2+ = 3d ions) is demonstrated. Trends in ferromagnetism across the 3d series of TM2+:ZnO DMSs predicted from…
Zn1-xRxO (R = Li, Mg, Cr, Mn, Fe and Cd) were obtained by using co-precipitation synthesis technique with constant weight percent of 3% from R ions. The phase composition, crystal structure, morphology, Density Functional Theory (DFT), and,…
The normal-state in-plane resistivity (\rho_{ab}) is measured in lightly Zn-doped La_{2-x}Sr_xCuO_4 (LSCO) crystals with 0.06 \leq x \leq 0.17 to systematically study the localization behavior. It is found that the localization temperature,…
By studying Fe-doped ZnO pellets and thin films with various x-ray spectroscopic techniques, and complementing this with density functional theory calculations, we find that Fe-doping in bulk ZnO induces isovalent (and isostructural) cation…
The controlled modification of the electronic properties of ZnO nanorods via transition metal doping is reported. A series of ZnO nanorods were synthesized by chemical bath growth with varying Co content from 0 to 20 atomic % in the growth…
The Sn substituted Ni-Zn ferrites were synthesized by the standard double sintering technique using nano powders of nickel oxide (NiO), zinc oxide (ZnO), iron oxide (Fe2O3) and tin oxide (SnO2). The structural and electrical properties have…
We report the discovery of a new diluted magnetic semiconductor, Li(Zn,Mn)P, in which charge and spin are introduced independently via lithium off-stoichiometry and the isovalent substitution of Mn2+ for Zn2+, respectively. Isostructural to…
In search of the ferromagnetic insulators for spintronic device applications, we have studied the electronic, optical, and magnetic properties ofLa2CrNiO6(LCNO) using the first principle density functional theory (DFT)and monte carlo…
Tin monoxide (SnO) is a p-type oxide semiconductor whose electronic properties can be widely modified via atomic-scale engineering. Using density functional theory, we investigate the electronic and magnetic properties of transition-metal…
Thin films of Co-TiO2 are deposited on silicon and quartz substrates using Pulse Laser Deposition (PLD) process at various oxygen partial pressures ranging from 6.6 x 10-3 Pascals (Pa) to 53 Pa. Crystal structure, transport and magnetic…
Electronic structure of the transition metal (TM) dopants in ZnO is calculated by first principles approach. Analysis of the results is focused on the properties determined by the intrashell Coulomb coupling. The role of both direct and…
In this study, we present non-linear spin wave analysis of a quasi 2D spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ $J_1-J_2$ antiferromagnet at the parameter regime relevant for the recently studied compound $Zn_2VO(PO_4)_2$. We obtain the temperature dependence of…