High Curie temperature Bi(1.85)Mn(0.15)Te3 nanoplates

J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Nov 21;134(46):18920-3. doi: 10.1021/ja308933k. Epub 2012 Nov 7.

Abstract

Bi(1.85)Mn(0.15)Te(3) hexagonal nanoplates with a width of ~200 nm and a thickness of ~20 nm were synthesized using a solvothermal method. According to the structural characterization and compositional analysis, the Mn(2+) and Mn(3+) ions were found to substitute Bi(3+) ions in the lattice. High-level Mn doping induces significant lattice distortion and decreases the crystal lattice by 1.07% in the a axis and 3.18% in the c axis. A high ferromagnetic state with a Curie temperature of ~45 K is observed in these nanoplates due to Mn(2+) and Mn(3+) ion doping, which is a significant progress in the field of electronics and spintronics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bismuth / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature*
  • Manganese / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanostructures*
  • Tellurium / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Manganese
  • Tellurium
  • Bismuth