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Title: Oxygen vacancies controlled multiple magnetic phases in epitaxial single crystal Co0.5(Mg0.55Zn0.45)0.5O1-v thin films

Abstract

High quality single-crystal fcc-Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v epitaxial thin films with high Co concentration up to x = 0.5 have been fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy. Systematic magnetic property characterization and soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis indicate that the coexistence of ferromagnetic regions, superparamagnetic clusters, and non-magnetic boundaries in the as-prepared Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v films is a consequence of the intrinsic inhomogeneous distribution of oxygen vacancies. Furthermore, the relative strength of multiple phases could be modulated by controlling the oxygen partial pressure during sample preparation. Armed with both controllable magnetic properties and tunable band-gap, Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v films may have promising applications in future spintronics.

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 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1]
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  1. Shandong Univ., Jinan (China). School of Physics, State Key lab. of Crystal Materials
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ningbo (China). Ningbo Inst. of Materials Technology and Engineering
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1379281
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ferromagnetism; magnetic properties and materials

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Zhu, Dapeng, Cao, Qiang, Qiao, Ruimin, Zhu, Shimeng, Yang, Wanli, Xia, Weixing, Tian, Yufeng, Liu, Guolei, and Yan, Shishen. Oxygen vacancies controlled multiple magnetic phases in epitaxial single crystal Co0.5(Mg0.55Zn0.45)0.5O1-v thin films. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/srep24188.
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Zhu, Dapeng, Cao, Qiang, Qiao, Ruimin, Zhu, Shimeng, Yang, Wanli, Xia, Weixing, Tian, Yufeng, Liu, Guolei, & Yan, Shishen. Oxygen vacancies controlled multiple magnetic phases in epitaxial single crystal Co0.5(Mg0.55Zn0.45)0.5O1-v thin films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24188
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Zhu, Dapeng, Cao, Qiang, Qiao, Ruimin, Zhu, Shimeng, Yang, Wanli, Xia, Weixing, Tian, Yufeng, Liu, Guolei, and Yan, Shishen. Mon . "Oxygen vacancies controlled multiple magnetic phases in epitaxial single crystal Co0.5(Mg0.55Zn0.45)0.5O1-v thin films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24188. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1379281.
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@article{osti_1379281,
title = {Oxygen vacancies controlled multiple magnetic phases in epitaxial single crystal Co0.5(Mg0.55Zn0.45)0.5O1-v thin films},
author = {Zhu, Dapeng and Cao, Qiang and Qiao, Ruimin and Zhu, Shimeng and Yang, Wanli and Xia, Weixing and Tian, Yufeng and Liu, Guolei and Yan, Shishen},
abstractNote = {High quality single-crystal fcc-Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v epitaxial thin films with high Co concentration up to x = 0.5 have been fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy. Systematic magnetic property characterization and soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis indicate that the coexistence of ferromagnetic regions, superparamagnetic clusters, and non-magnetic boundaries in the as-prepared Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v films is a consequence of the intrinsic inhomogeneous distribution of oxygen vacancies. Furthermore, the relative strength of multiple phases could be modulated by controlling the oxygen partial pressure during sample preparation. Armed with both controllable magnetic properties and tunable band-gap, Co x (Mg y Zn 1-y ) 1-x O 1-v films may have promising applications in future spintronics.},
doi = {10.1038/srep24188},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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