文摘
We synthesized pristine SnO2 and 3d transition metal doped SnO2 with generic formula (MxSn(1−x)O2) where M=Co, Cr, Ni, Mn for 1 and 2 % values of x using simple co-precipitation method. Polyvinlypyrrolidone was used as a surfactant to control the particle size. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that all the samples possess rutile structure with no impurity phase and have particle sizes ranging from 2.1 to 2.5 nm. Transmission electron microscopy also confirms the particle size calculated by XRD. Optical emission due to defect induced by doping is observed at 470 nm together with a highly intense blue shifted near band edge emission at 313 nm. This confirms the quantum confinement present in the synthesized samples. High ferromagnetic order is observed in 2 % Ni and 1 % Cr samples up to 2 T applied field at room temperature. Most of the other samples show weaker low field ferromagnetism. The magnetism in the sample was found to purely dopant induced. The occupancy of spin at surface plays a major role in controlling the magnetic properties of the samples.