2009
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PublicationArticle Anomalous x-ray diffraction peak broadening and lattice strains in Zn 1-xCoxO dilute magnetic semiconductors(2009) Chandana Rath; P. Mallick; Dhananjai Pandey; D. Sa; A. Banerjee; N.C. MishraNanocrystalline powders of Zn1-xCoxO synthesized by the coprecipitation technique show anomalous anisotropic broadening for x>0.05. This peak broadening is shown to be not only due to a reduction in the particle size but also due to a significant strain contribution, as confirmed by Williamson-Hall analysis. The presence of grouped Co2+ ions, revealing the presence of clusters of high spin Co2+ with antiferromagnetically coupled spins, as indicated by magnetization studies, seems to be responsible for the strain. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.