A key to room-temperature ferromagnetism in Fe-doped ZnO: Cu

Abstract
Successful synthesis of room-temperature ferromagneticsemiconductors, Zn 1−x Fe x O , is reported. The essential ingredient in achieving room-temperature ferromagnetism in bulk Zn 1−x Fe x O was found to be additional Cudoping. A transition temperature as high as 550 K was obtained in Zn 0.94 Fe 0.05 Cu 0.01 O ; the saturation magnetization at room temperature reached a value of 0.75μ B per Fe. A large magnetoresistance was also observed below 100 K.