Publication Date:
2012-08-14
Description:
Author(s): Chang-Su Woo, Jin Hong Lee, Kanghyun Chu, Byung-Kweon Jang, Yong-Bae Kim, Tae Yeong Koo, Ping Yang, Yajun Qi, Zuhuang Chen, Lang Chen, Hong Chul Choi, Ji Hoon Shim, and Chan-Ho Yang Mixed-phase areas are produced in highly elongated BiFeO 3 (BFO) thin films as a consequence of strain relaxation. A (001) neodymium aluminate (NdAlO 3 ; NAO) substrate ( a ∼3.747 Å) prominently suppresses the strain relaxation effect and prevents the formation of mixed-phase regions. This creates a path... [Phys. Rev. B 86, 054417] Published Mon Aug 13, 2012
Keywords:
Magnetism
Print ISSN:
1098-0121
Electronic ISSN:
1095-3795
Topics:
Physics