Effect of the thickness of BiFeO{sub 3} layers on the magnetic and electric properties of BiFeO{sub 3}/La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} heterostructures

Journal Article · Mon Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811439· OSTI ID:22163041

Wang, Le; Wang, Zhen; Jin, Kui-juan; Li, Jian-qi; Yang, Huai-xin; Wang, Can; Zhao, Rui-qiang; Lu, Hui-bin; Guo, Hai-zhong; Yang, Guo-zhen ^[1]

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1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

BiFeO{sub 3} layers with various thicknesses were fabricated on La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} covered SrTiO{sub 3} substrates by a laser molecular-beam epitaxy system. The ferromagnetic transition temperature (T{sub c}) and magnetic coercive field (H{sub c}) of BiFeO{sub 3}/La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} heterostructures are larger than those of the La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} film. With increasing the thickness of the BiFeO{sub 3} layer, T{sub c}, H{sub c}, and ferroelectric coercive field of the BiFeO{sub 3}/La{sub 0.7}Sr{sub 0.3}MnO{sub 3} heterostructures decrease, while the dielectric permittivity, remanent polarization, and resistance ratio of the ON and OFF states increase. The variations of the magnetic and electric properties with the thickness could be due to the effects of the epitaxial strain and the interface layer.

• OSTI ID: 22163041
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 24; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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