Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987632

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987632

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Origin of ferromagnetism in zinc-oxide semiconductors: A vital element to spintronics. Zinc-oxide is a semiconductor which could potentially be applied for a new concept known as spintronics - a hybrid technology of electronics and magnetics. The advantages of spintronic devices would be nonvolatility, increased data processing speed, decreased electric power consumption and increased integration densities compared with conventional semiconductor devices. A vital element to realizing this concept is a new class of semiconductor which exhibits magnetism. It has been reported that zinc-oxide doped with transition metal shows magnetization, however, its authenticity remains controversial. We will try resolving this problem by developing a fundamental understanding of the origin of ferromagnetism in zinc-oxide semiconductor.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2009

End Date: 01-05-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics - Electronic and Magnetic Properties; Superconductivity | Materials Engineering | Materials Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Metals (composites, coatings, bonding, etc.) | Physical sciences

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