Structural and physical properties of BiVO{sub 3}

Journal Article · Mon Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870202· OSTI ID:22265951

Singh, M. P., E-mail: [e-mail]; Razavi, F. S., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1 (Canada)

We report the phase stabilization and properties of BiVO{sub 3} (BVO) thin films, grown on (001) SrTiO{sub 3} and LaAlO{sub 3}, using the pulsed laser deposition technique. Bi and V are in 3+ oxidation states as measured by using x-ray photoelectrons spectroscopy. BVO exhibits a Curie-Weiss paramagnetic behaviour and about −26 K Weiss temperature. This demonstrates the presence of a strong correlation effect due to the spin fluctuation. Additionally, these films exhibit a semiconducting behaviour owing to the thermally activated conduction process. A plausible explanation of the observed properties is presented by comparing with the closely related LaVO{sub 3} and other orthovanadates.

• OSTI ID: 22265951
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1590, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on electronic, photonic, plasmonic and magnetic properties of nanomaterials, London (Canada), 12-16 Aug 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
37 INORGANIC
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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
PARAMAGNETISM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PULSED IRRADIATION
STRONTIUM TITANATES
THIN FILMS
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY