Epitaxial growth and magnetic properties of the first five members of the layered Sr{sub n+1}Ru{sub n}O{sub 3n+1} oxide series

Journal Article · Mon Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2430941· OSTI ID:20883269

Tian, W; Haeni, J H; Schlom, D G; Hutchinson, E; Sheu, B L; Rosario, M M; Schiffer, P; Liu, Y; Zurbuchen, M A; Pan, X Q ^[1]

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1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-5005 (United States)

Epitaxial thin films of the n=1-5 members of the layered Sr{sub n+1}Ru{sub n}O{sub 3n+1} oxide series were produced by reactive molecular-beam epitaxy. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy confirm that these films are epitaxially oriented and nearly phase pure (>98%). The Sr{sub 2}RuO{sub 4} (n=1) and Sr{sub 3}Ru{sub 2}O{sub 7} (n=2) samples show no ferromagnetic transition in the range from 5 to 300 K, while the Sr{sub 4}Ru{sub 3}O{sub 10} (n=3), Sr{sub 5}Ru{sub 4}O{sub 13} (n=4), and Sr{sub 6}Ru{sub 5}O{sub 16} (n=5) samples show ferromagnetic transitions at 85, 95, and 130 K, respectively.

• OSTI ID: 20883269
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 90, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2430941; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CRYSTAL GROWTH
FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS
LAYERS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY
OXIDES
RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS
STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
THIN FILMS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION