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Title: Ferromagnetic resonances in single-crystal yttrium iron garnet nanofilms fabricated by metal-organic decomposition

Abstract

Tunable microwave and millimeter wave oscillators and bandpass filters with ultra-low phase noise play a critical role in electronic devices, including wireless communication, microelectronics, and quantum computing. Magnetic materials, such as yttrium iron garnet (YIG), possess ultra-low phase noise and a ferromagnetic resonance tunable up to tens of gigahertz. Here, we report structural and magnetic properties of single-crystal 60 and 130 nm-thick YIG films prepared by metal-organic decomposition epitaxy. These films, consisting of multiple homoepitaxially grown monolayers, are atomically flat and possess magnetic properties similar to those grown with liquid-phase epitaxy, pulsed laser deposition, and sputtering. Our approach does not involve expensive high-vacuum deposition systems and is a true low-cost alternative to current commercial techniques that have the potential to transform the industry.

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Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1828207
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05-CH11231; OIA-1557417; DESC0008505
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Volume: 119 Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Wang, Szu-Fan, Chorazewicz, Kayetan, Lamichhane, Suvechhya, Parrott, Ronald A., Cabrini, Stefano, Fischer, Peter, Kent, Noah, Turner, John H., Ishibashi, Takayuki, Frohock, Zachary Parker, Wisser, Jacob J., Li, Peng, Zielinski, Ruthi, Herrington, Bryce, Suzuki, Yuri, Wu, Mingzhong, Munechika, Keiko, Pina-Hernandez, Carlos, Streubel, Robert, and Sweet, Allen A. Ferromagnetic resonances in single-crystal yttrium iron garnet nanofilms fabricated by metal-organic decomposition. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0067122.
Wang, Szu-Fan, Chorazewicz, Kayetan, Lamichhane, Suvechhya, Parrott, Ronald A., Cabrini, Stefano, Fischer, Peter, Kent, Noah, Turner, John H., Ishibashi, Takayuki, Frohock, Zachary Parker, Wisser, Jacob J., Li, Peng, Zielinski, Ruthi, Herrington, Bryce, Suzuki, Yuri, Wu, Mingzhong, Munechika, Keiko, Pina-Hernandez, Carlos, Streubel, Robert, & Sweet, Allen A. Ferromagnetic resonances in single-crystal yttrium iron garnet nanofilms fabricated by metal-organic decomposition. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067122
Wang, Szu-Fan, Chorazewicz, Kayetan, Lamichhane, Suvechhya, Parrott, Ronald A., Cabrini, Stefano, Fischer, Peter, Kent, Noah, Turner, John H., Ishibashi, Takayuki, Frohock, Zachary Parker, Wisser, Jacob J., Li, Peng, Zielinski, Ruthi, Herrington, Bryce, Suzuki, Yuri, Wu, Mingzhong, Munechika, Keiko, Pina-Hernandez, Carlos, Streubel, Robert, and Sweet, Allen A. Tue . "Ferromagnetic resonances in single-crystal yttrium iron garnet nanofilms fabricated by metal-organic decomposition". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0067122.
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title = {Ferromagnetic resonances in single-crystal yttrium iron garnet nanofilms fabricated by metal-organic decomposition},
author = {Wang, Szu-Fan and Chorazewicz, Kayetan and Lamichhane, Suvechhya and Parrott, Ronald A. and Cabrini, Stefano and Fischer, Peter and Kent, Noah and Turner, John H. and Ishibashi, Takayuki and Frohock, Zachary Parker and Wisser, Jacob J. and Li, Peng and Zielinski, Ruthi and Herrington, Bryce and Suzuki, Yuri and Wu, Mingzhong and Munechika, Keiko and Pina-Hernandez, Carlos and Streubel, Robert and Sweet, Allen A.},
abstractNote = {Tunable microwave and millimeter wave oscillators and bandpass filters with ultra-low phase noise play a critical role in electronic devices, including wireless communication, microelectronics, and quantum computing. Magnetic materials, such as yttrium iron garnet (YIG), possess ultra-low phase noise and a ferromagnetic resonance tunable up to tens of gigahertz. Here, we report structural and magnetic properties of single-crystal 60 and 130 nm-thick YIG films prepared by metal-organic decomposition epitaxy. These films, consisting of multiple homoepitaxially grown monolayers, are atomically flat and possess magnetic properties similar to those grown with liquid-phase epitaxy, pulsed laser deposition, and sputtering. Our approach does not involve expensive high-vacuum deposition systems and is a true low-cost alternative to current commercial techniques that have the potential to transform the industry.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0067122},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 17,
volume = 119,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Tue Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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