Epitaxial Stabilization of Single-Crystal Multiferroic YCrO3 Thin Films

Sharma, Yogesh; Skoropata, Elizabeth; Paudel, Binod; Kang, Kyeong Tae; Yarotski, Dmitry Anatolievitch; Ward, T. Zac; Chen, Aiping

doi:10.3390/nano10102085

Epitaxial Stabilization of Single-Crystal Multiferroic YCrO₃ Thin Films

Journal Article · Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nanomaterials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102085· OSTI ID:1765878

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

We report on the growth of stoichiometric, single-crystal YCrO₃ epitaxial thin films on (001) SrTiO₃ substrates using pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy reveal that the films grew in a layer-by-layer fashion with excellent crystallinity and atomically smooth surfaces. Magnetization measurements demonstrate that the material is ferromagnetic below 144 K. The temperature dependence of dielectric permittivity shows a characteristic relaxor-ferroelectric behavior at T_C = 375–408 K. A dielectric anomaly at the magnetic transition temperature indicates a close correlation between magnetic and electric order parameters in these multiferroic YCrO₃ films. These findings provide guidance to synthesize rare-earth, chromite-based multifunctional heterostructures and build a foundation for future studies on the understanding of magnetoelectric effects in similar material systems.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1765878

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1831684

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--20-29015

Journal Information:: Nanomaterials, Journal Name: Nanomaterials Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 10; ISSN 2079-4991

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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