Microstructure and nanohardness of the diluted magnetic semiconducting $Cd_{1-X}Mn_XS$ nano-crystalline films

Reddy, Sreekantha D and Reddy, BK and Reddy, Koteeswara N and Gunasekhar, KR and Reddy, Sreedhara P (2007) Microstructure and nanohardness of the diluted magnetic semiconducting $Cd_{1-X}Mn_XS$ nano-crystalline films. In: Applied Surface Science, 253 (17). pp. 7318-7322.

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Abstract

$Cd_{1-X}Mn_XS$ nano-crystalline films $(0 \leq X \leq 0.5)$ were formed on glass substrates by thermal evaporation technique at room temperature (300 K). AFM studies showed that all the films were in nano-crystalline form with the grain size varying in the range between 36 and 58 nm and exhibited hexagonal structure of the host material. The lattice parameters varied linearly with composition, following Vegard’s law in the entire composition range. The nanohardness and Young’s modulus decreased sharply with 'Mn' content upto x=0.3 and increased with high Mn content.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Surface Science
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier.
Keywords:	Diluted magnetic semiconductors;Cd1-xMnxS nano-crystalline films;Microstructure;Nanohardness and Young’s modulus
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2008
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:46
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/14506

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