CoFe2O4/buffer layer ultrathin heterostructures on Si(001)
CoFe2O4/buffer layer ultrathin heterostructures on Si(001)
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DOI:
10.1063/1.3651386
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发表时间:
2011-10-15
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Sanchez, F.
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作者:
Bachelet, R.;de Coux, P.;Sanchez, F.
Epitaxial films of ferromagnetic CoFe2O4 (CFO) were grown by pulsed laser deposition on Si(001) buffered with ultrathin yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) layers in a single process. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction was used to monitor in real time the crystallization of YSZ, allowing the fabrication of epitaxial YSZ buffers with thickness of about 2 nm. CFO films, with thicknesses in the 2-50 nm range were subsequently deposited. The magnetization of the CFO films is close to the bulk value. The ultrathin CFO/YSZ heterostructures have very flat morphology (0.1 nm roughness) and thin interfacial SiOx layer (about 2 nm thick) making them suitable for integration in tunnel (e. g., spin injection) devices. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3651386]