Epitaxial growth and multiferroic properties of cation-engineered (Bi 0.45 La 0.05 Ba 0.5 )(Fe 0.75 Nb 0.25 )O 3 thin film on Ir-buffered (0 0 1) MgO substrate

Hanjong Paik, Hyun Suk Kim, Jongin Hong

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Abstract

An epitaxial (Bi 0.45 La 0.05 Ba 0.5 )(Fe 0.75 Nb 0.25 )O 3 (BLB-FNO) thin film was successfully grown on an Ir-buffered (0 0 1) MgO substrate by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The "cube-on-cube" epitaxial relation, (0 0 1)[1 0 0] BLB-FNO//(0 0 1)[1 0 0] Ir//(0 0 1)[1 0 0] MgO, was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) pole figures and cross-sectional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The ferroelectric polarization switching of the BLB-FNO thin film was investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). Its magnetic properties, such as ferromagnetic hysteresis at room temperature and possible magnetic transition at low temperature, were also evaluated. Accordingly, we successfully demonstrated that artificial A- and B-site cation engineering would allow for stable multiferroic properties at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)52-57
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume334
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Epitaxial growth
  • Multiferroics
  • Pulsed laser deposition

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