Successful synthesis of room-temperature ferromagnetic semiconductors,
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 Cu doping. 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 $0.75 \mu_{\rm B}$ per Fe. Large
magnetoresistance was also observed below $100 $K.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures; to appear in Appl. Phys. Let
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