کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1664065 | 1518005 | 2016 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Thin films of ternary alloy ErFeO3 are synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition.
• The as deposited films are amorphous and crystallize with annealing at 650–700 °C.
• X-ray diffraction measurements show the formation of metastable hexagonal phase.
• The formation of metastable phase is explained within a simplified model.
• The model considers activation energies as a function of the supplied thermal budget.
Hexagonal orthoferrite h-ErFeO3 thin films are synthesized by Atomic Layer Deposition on SiO2(100 nm)/Si substrate, followed by rapid thermal annealing at 650–700 °C. Structural, chemical and morphological characterizations of as-deposited and annealed layers are performed by X-ray Reflectivity/Diffraction and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion-Mass Spectrometry. The formation of the hexagonal phase, which is metastable compared to the more stable orthorhombic ErFeO3, is explained within a simple model considering the different activation energies for the nucleation of hexagonal and orthorhombic phases. The possibility to grow h-ErFeO3 in contact with SiO2/Si by chemical methods opens perspective for the inclusion of new multiferroics in silicon-based devices.
Journal: Thin Solid Films - Volume 604, 1 April 2016, Pages 18–22