Tailorable multifunctionalities in ultrathin 2D Bi-based layered supercell structures
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with robust ferromagnetic behavior have attracted great interest because of their potential applications in next-generation nanoelectronic devices. Aside from graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides, Bi-based layered oxide materials are a group of prospective candidates due to their superior room-temperature multiferroic response. In this work, an ultrathin Bi3Fe2Mn2O10+δ layered supercell (BFMO322 LS) structure was deposited on an LaAlO3 (LAO) (001) substrate using pulsed laser deposition. Microstructural analysis suggests that a layered supercell (LS) structure consisting of two-layer-thick Bi–O slabs and two-layer-thick Mn/Fe–O octahedra slabs was formed on top of the pseudo-perovskite interlayer (IL). A robust saturation magnetization value of 129 and 96 emu cm-3 is achieved in a 12.3 nm thick film in the in-plane (IP) and out-of-plane (OP) directions, respectively. The ferromagnetism, dielectric permittivity, and optical bandgap of the ultrathin BFMO films can be effectively tuned by thickness and morphology variation. In addition, the anisotropy of all ultrathin BFMO films switches from OP dominating to IP dominating as the thickness increases. This study demonstrates the ultrathin BFMO film with tunable multifunctionalities as a promising candidate for novel integrated spintronic devices.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525; N00014-1-20-2600; DMR-1809520; DMR-2016453; N00014-17-1-2087; N00014-20-1-2043
- OSTI ID:
- 1828785
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1823180
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-2021-12554J; 700739
- Journal Information:
- Nanoscale, Vol. 13, Issue 39; ISSN 2040-3364
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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