DOI: 10.1063/1.4734508. Controlled growth of epitaxial BiFeO3 films using self-assembled BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 multiferroic heterostructures as a template

Controlled growth of epitaxial BiFeO3 films using self-assembled BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 multiferroic heterostructures as a template

10.1063/1.4734508

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Abstract

The growth mechanism of a BiFeO3 layer deposited on self assembled (0.65) BiFeO3-(0.35) CoFe2O4 (BFO-CFO) composite thin films was studied. Epitaxial and self-assembled BFO-CFO thin films were deposited on SrTiO3 (111) substrates by pulsed laser deposition and were subsequently used as a seed layer for the deposition of an additional BFO layer. x-ray line scans showed the heterostructures were highly epitaxial. Cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy and focused ion beam images revealed the top BFO layer grew preferentially from BFO nanopillars in the BFO-CFO thin films, thus, demonstrating controlled growth. The multiferroic properties of this new nanostructure were then studied.

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Li, Y., Yang, Y., Yao, J., Viswan, R., Wang, Z., Li, J., & Viehland, D. (2012). Controlled growth of epitaxial BiFeO3 films using self-assembled BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 multiferroic heterostructures as a template. Applied Physics Letters, 101(2).

Authors 7

Yanxi Li (first)
Yaodong Yang (additional)
Jianjun Yao (additional)
Ravindranath Viswan (additional)
Zhiguang Wang (additional)
Jiefang Li (additional)
D. Viehland (additional)

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@article{Li_2012, title={Controlled growth of epitaxial BiFeO3 films using self-assembled BiFeO3-CoFe2O4 multiferroic heterostructures as a template}, volume={101}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4734508}, DOI={10.1063/1.4734508}, number={2}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Li, Yanxi and Yang, Yaodong and Yao, Jianjun and Viswan, Ravindranath and Wang, Zhiguang and Li, Jiefang and Viehland, D.}, year={2012}, month=jul }

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