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Title: Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition

Abstract

Growth of pure phase delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films on Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (00.1) substrates by pulsed laser deposition was systematically investigated as a function of growth temperature and oxygen pressure. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Raman scattering, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy confirmed the existence of the delafossite phase. Infrared reflectivity spectra determined a band edge at 1.15 eV, in agreement with the bulk delafossite data. Magnetization measurements on CuFeO{sub 2} films demonstrated a phase transition at T{sub C} ≈ 15 ± 1 K, which agrees with the first antiferromagnetic transition at 14 K in the bulk CuFeO{sub 2}. Low temperature magnetic phase is best described by commensurate, weak ferromagnetic spin ordering along the c-axis.

Authors:
; ; ; ; ; ; ;  [1]; ;  [2]; ;  [3]
  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6315 (United States)
  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6070 (United States)
  3. Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Instituto de Física, Santiago (Chile)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22399203
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION; EPITAXY; INFRARED SPECTRA; IRON OXIDES; LASER RADIATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PULSED IRRADIATION; RAMAN EFFECT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Joshi, Toyanath, Senty, Tess R., Trappen, Robbyn, Zhou, Jinling, Borisov, Pavel, Holcomb, Mikel B., Bristow, Alan D., Lederman, David, Chen, Song, Song, Xueyan, Ferrari, Piero, and Cabrera, Alejandro L. Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4905424.
Joshi, Toyanath, Senty, Tess R., Trappen, Robbyn, Zhou, Jinling, Borisov, Pavel, Holcomb, Mikel B., Bristow, Alan D., Lederman, David, Chen, Song, Song, Xueyan, Ferrari, Piero, & Cabrera, Alejandro L. Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905424
Joshi, Toyanath, Senty, Tess R., Trappen, Robbyn, Zhou, Jinling, Borisov, Pavel, Holcomb, Mikel B., Bristow, Alan D., Lederman, David, Chen, Song, Song, Xueyan, Ferrari, Piero, and Cabrera, Alejandro L. 2015. "Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905424.
@article{osti_22399203,
title = {Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition},
author = {Joshi, Toyanath and Senty, Tess R. and Trappen, Robbyn and Zhou, Jinling and Borisov, Pavel and Holcomb, Mikel B. and Bristow, Alan D. and Lederman, David and Chen, Song and Song, Xueyan and Ferrari, Piero and Cabrera, Alejandro L.},
abstractNote = {Growth of pure phase delafossite CuFeO{sub 2} thin films on Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (00.1) substrates by pulsed laser deposition was systematically investigated as a function of growth temperature and oxygen pressure. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Raman scattering, and x-ray absorption spectroscopy confirmed the existence of the delafossite phase. Infrared reflectivity spectra determined a band edge at 1.15 eV, in agreement with the bulk delafossite data. Magnetization measurements on CuFeO{sub 2} films demonstrated a phase transition at T{sub C} ≈ 15 ± 1 K, which agrees with the first antiferromagnetic transition at 14 K in the bulk CuFeO{sub 2}. Low temperature magnetic phase is best described by commensurate, weak ferromagnetic spin ordering along the c-axis.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4905424},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22399203}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 1,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}