Conductive and ferromagnetic contributions of H in ZnCoO using H-2 hot isostatic pressure

Abstract

For highly H injected ZnCoO achieved by simultaneous high pressure (1000 bar) and annealing using a hot isostatic pressure (HIP), we report electrical and magnetic properties with first-principles calculation results. The HIP process increased the carrier concentration by similar to 10(3) times and restored the conductivity up to that of H injected ZnO. Interestingly, with maintaining high conductivity, the extended HIP processing time significantly enhanced the short-ranged spin orderings of Co-H-Co complexes. Based on the experimental and theoretical results, we proposed the explanation for the relation magnetic characteristics and the behavior of hydrogen triggering spin ordering for spintronic applications.