Thickness-dependent optical properties in compressively strained BiFeO{sub 3}/LaAlO{sub 3} films grown by pulsed laser deposition
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Department of Electronic Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241 (China)
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Photonic Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 (China)
Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • BFO with various thicknesses was grown on LAO substrates by pulsed laser deposition. • The structure and compressive strains were clarified via Raman scattering. • The charge transfer excitation was blue shifted with increasing compressive strain. • The compressive strain affects the distortion of Fe{sup 3+} local environment and O 2p states. - Abstract: Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO{sub 3}) films with various thicknesses were epitaxially grown on LaAlO{sub 3} substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering spectra reveal that the films were highly (11{sup ¯}1) oriented with the single phase. With increasing the thickness, the compressive strain decreases and the strain ratios between the film and bulk crystal are evaluated to be 1.75, 1.57, and 1. Moreover, the compressive strain induces band gap shrinkage from 2.7 to 2.65 eV, while the charge transfer transition energy increases from 3.5 to 4.1 eV. It could be due to the shift of O 2p states and the variation of local Fe{sup 3+} crystal field.
- OSTI ID:
- 22348614
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 51; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 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
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