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Title: Microstructure and magnetism in barium strontium titanate (BSTO)-barium hexaferrite (BaM) multilayers

Journal Article · · Materials Research Bulletin
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  1. Materials Physics Laboratory, Physics Department, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620 (United States)
  2. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)

High quality multilayers of barium ferrite (BaM) and barium strontium titanate (BSTO) were grown in optimized conditions on thermally oxidized Si(1 0 0) and Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} substrates using magnetron sputtering. As-grown films were amorphous and different annealing procedures were explored to stabilize crystalline phases. BSTO and BaM phases were identified using X-ray diffraction and cross-sectional scanning electron micrographs showed sharp interfaces between BSTO and BaM layers. Magnetic hysteresis loops obtained at various temperatures and field orientations showed a large coercivity ({approx}2500 Oe) consistent with the hard magnetic hexaferrite component. Hysteresis loops also revealed the distinct influence of magnetocrystalline and shape anisotropies at different temperature ranges.

OSTI ID:
20891568
Journal Information:
Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 40, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2005.04.006; PII: S0025-5408(05)00118-2; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English