Epitaxially grown La-modified BiFeO{sub 3} magnetoferroelectric thin films
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 790-784 (Korea, Republic of)
Effects of the La modification on the structure and magnetoferroelectric properties of BiFeO{sub 3} (BFO)-based films were examined. On SrTiO{sub 3} (001) planes, all the BFO-based films (for x between 0 and 0.15 in Bi{sub 1-x}La{sub x}FeO{sub 3} with the film thickness of 300 nm) were grown epitaxially along [001] direction of tetragonal symmetry. However, the La modification gradually changes the film structure from a monoclinically tilted state to a nontilted tetragonal-like state. Both extended x-ray absorption fine structure and x-ray absorption near edge structure spectra revealed the presence of a strong in-plane compressive stress. Room-temperature magnetization-field curves indicated that the saturation magnetization of these BFO-based epitaxial films increased with the degree of La modification. La-modified BFO film capacitors fabricated on SrRuO{sub 3}-buffered SrTiO{sub 3} (001) substrates showed fatigue-free ferroelectric switching characteristics up to 4x10{sup 10} read/write cycles at a frequency of 1 MHz.
- OSTI ID:
- 20702419
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 86; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Growth rate induced monoclinic to tetragonal phase transition in epitaxial BiFeO{sub 3} (001) thin films
Three-dimensional ferroelectric domain imaging of epitaxial BiFeO{sub } thin films using angle-resolved piezoresponse force microscopy.
Related Subjects
ABSORPTION
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
CAPACITORS
ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION
EPITAXY
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS
FINE STRUCTURE
IRON OXIDES
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LASER RADIATION
MAGNETIZATION
PULSED IRRADIATION
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
STRONTIUM TITANATES
SUBSTRATES
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
THIN FILMS
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY