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Synthesis and magnetic properties of CdS/α-Fe2O3 hierarchical nanostructures

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CdS/α-Fe2O3 hierarchical nanostructures, where the CdS nanorods grow irregularly on the side surface of α-Fe2O3 nanorods, were synthesized via a three-step process. The diameters and lengths of CdS nanorods can be tuned by changing the ethylenediamine (EDA) and Cd ion concentrations. The magnetic investigations by superconducting quantum interference device indicate that the hierarchical nanostructures have an Morin transition at lower temperature (230 K) than that of the single bulk α-Fe2O3 materials (263 K). Importantly, the hierarchical nanostructures exhibit weakly ferromagnetic characteristics at 300 K. A sharp peak assigned to the surface trap induced emission are observed in room temperature PL spectra. Combining with the optoelectronic properties of CdS, the CdS/α-Fe2O3 hierarchical nanostructures may be used as multi-functional materials for optoelectronic and magnetic devices.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    YuJin Chen, XiaoLing Shi & MaoSheng Cao

  2. Micro-Nano Technologies Research Center, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China

    YuJin Chen

  3. College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China

    YuJin Chen

  4. College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China

    ChunLing Zhu

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50772025 and 50872159), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2008DFR20420), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 20060400042 and 200801044), the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, China (Grant No. F200828), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20070217002), and the Innovation Foundation of Harbin City (Grant No. RC2006QN017016)

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Chen, Y., Shi, X., Cao, M. et al. Synthesis and magnetic properties of CdS/α-Fe2O3 hierarchical nanostructures. Sci. China Ser. G-Phys. Mech. Astron. 52, 997–1002 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-009-0135-9

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