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Title: LaCrO3 heteroepitaxy on SrTiO3(001) by molecular beam epitaxy

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters, 99(6):Art. No. 061904
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3624473· OSTI ID:1024533

Stoichiometric, epitaxial LaCrO3 films have been grown on TiO2-terminated SrTiO3(001) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy using O2 as the oxidant. Film growth occurred in a layer-by-layer fashion, giving rise to structurally excellent films and surfaces which preserve the step-terrace structure of the substrate. The critical thickness is in excess of 500 Å. Near-surface Cr(III) is highly susceptible to further oxidation to Cr(V), leading to the formation of a disordered phase upon exposure to atomic oxygen. Recovery of the original epitaxial LaCrO3 phase is readily achieved by vacuum annealing.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1024533
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-80732; APPLAB; 35200; KC0203020; TRN: US201119%%445
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, 99(6):Art. No. 061904, Vol. 99, Issue 6; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English