Room Temperature Ferromagnetic and Optical Properties of Chrome Doped ZnS Nanorods Prepared by Hydrothermal Method

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Sample</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Band gap (eV)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Magnetic moments (emu/g)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Saturation magnetization</td><td class="align_center">Remanent magnetization (10<sup>−4</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Coercivity (Oe)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pure ZnS</td><td class="align_center">3.729</td><td class="align_center">0.0117</td><td class="align_center">6.415</td><td class="align_center">46.71</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Zn<sub>0.99</sub>Cr<sub>0.01</sub>S</td><td class="align_center">3.737</td><td class="align_center">0.0111</td><td class="align_center">5.122</td><td class="align_center">40.26</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Zn<sub>0.97</sub>Cr<sub>0.03</sub>S</td><td class="align_center">3.743</td><td class="align_center">0.0097</td><td class="align_center">5.339</td><td class="align_center">41.22</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Zn<sub>0.95</sub>Cr<sub>0.05</sub>S</td><td class="align_center">3.732</td><td class="align_center">0.0105</td><td class="align_center">5.376</td><td class="align_center">42.74</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: Room Temperature Ferromagnetic and Optical Properties of Chrome Doped ZnS Nanorods Prepared by Hydrothermal Method 