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Structural characterization and anomalous Hall effect of Rh2MnGe thin films
2015
Abstract We present the preparation, structural investigations, and transport properties of L21-ordered epitaxial Rh2MnGe Heusler thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition. The films grow (1 0 0) oriented on (1 0 0)MgO substrate with [ 0 1 1 ] Rh 2 MnGe ∥ [ 0 1 0 ] MgO . The rocking curve widths of (4 0 0) reflections are below 1° and decrease with increasing deposition temperature. The flat surface of the thin films allowed lithographic patterning enabling quantitative magnetotransport measurements. We measured resistivity and the Hall effect. We suggest skew scattering as the dominant effect in the temperature dependent anomalous Hall effect, consistent with the theoretically expected s…
Pulsed laser deposition of epitaxial yttrium iron garnet films with low Gilbert damping and bulk-like magnetization
2014
Yttrium iron garnet (YIG, Y [subscript 3]Fe[subscript 5]O[subscript 12]) films have been epitaxially grown on Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG, Gd[subscript 3]Ga[subscript 5]O[subscript 12]) substrates with (100) orientation using pulsed laser deposition. The films were single-phase, epitaxial with the GGG substrate, and the root-mean-square surface roughness varied between 0.14 nm and 0.2 nm. Films with thicknesses ranging from 17 to 200 nm exhibited low coercivity (<2 Oe), near-bulk room temperature saturation moments (∼135 emu cm[superscript −3]), in-plane easy axis, and damping parameters as low as 2.2 × 10[superscript −4]. These high quality YIG thin films are useful in the investigation…
Optical, X-ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of the Co site configuration in Zn1−xCoxO films prepared by pulsed laser depos…
2007
Abstract In this paper, we investigate the Co site configuration in Zn1−xCoxO thin films by means of different spectroscopic techniques. Thin films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition with Co proportion from 1% to 30%. The Co 2p doublet observed in the X-ray photoelectron spectra exhibits the spin–orbit splitting and shake-up satellites typical of Co+2 ionization states. X-ray absorption spectra at the Co K-edge, taken in fluorescence mode, unambiguously show that Co atoms are in tetrahedral configuration substituting for Zn over the whole composition range. Optical absorption spectra provide further evidence of the tetrahedral coordination of Co cations, both through the internal tran…
Normal Metal-Insulator-Superconductor Tunnel Junctions With Pulsed Laser Deposited Titanium Nitride as Superconductor
2021
Here we report the fabrication of normal metal – insulator – superconductor (NIS) tunnel junctions using superconducting titanium nitride grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The films for NIS junction fabrication were deposited on two different substrates: silicon nitride film and magnesium oxide. TiN films were characterized by means of electrical transport measurements, and films with superconducting transition temperatures above the liquid helium boiling point were chosen for fabrication of NIS junctions. Tunnel junction devices were successfully fabricated using electron beam lithography and shadow evaporation techniques. The insulator layer formation was performed using two differe…
Metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of Cr2O3 and Nd2O3 coatings. Oxide growth kinetics and characterization
2000
Thin oxide films of Cr2O3 and Nd2O3 were prepared, using Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) technique, to protect stainless steels against corrosion at high temperature. The conditions of precursor volatilization were studied by thermogravimetry. Deposited film growth kinetics depended on the deposition parameters, particularly substrate temperature, gas flow rate and location of substrate in the coating reactor. The influence of the deposition parameters on the deposition rate and the uniformity of the films is discussed. The oxide films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force mi…
Enhanced Magneto-optic Kerr Effect and Magnetic Properties ofCeY2Fe5O12Epitaxial Thin Films
2015
Integrated magneto-optical components require magnetic thin films for tuning of their parameters, and for many applications yttrium iron garnet (YIG) is the material of choice. The authors study high-quality cerium-substituted YIG thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition, which possess tunable magnetic anisotropy and a greatly enhanced magneto-optic Kerr effect, compared to conventional films. This discovery presents new opportunities for engineering tomorrow's magneto-optical and spintronic logic devices.
Magnetism of Co-doped ZnO thin films
2007
We have investigated magnetic and transport properties of 5% Co-doped and undoped ZnO thin films deposited on $r$ plane ${\mathrm{Al}}_{2}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The Co doped films showed paramagnetic and ferromagnetic behavior as well as a high magnetoresistance and a small anomalous Hall effect. In a range of $0\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\text{to}\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}5\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{T}$ at low temperatures we observed a double sign change of the magnetoresistance. For undoped ZnO films, prepared by the same conditions, only a negative MR was observed, but surprisingly also a very small anomalous Hall effect. We explain our results…
Impact of granularity on transport properties of mechanically stressed La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films
2001
Abstract (La,Ca)MnO 3 is one of so called collosal magnetoresistive materials and it is of interest to correlate its transport properties to film growth in order to optimize its performance. Two-hundred nanometers thick (100)La 0.67 Ca 0.33 MnO 3 films were grown by laser ablation on (100)SrTiO 3 , (100)LaAlO 3 and (100)(LaAlO 3 ) 0.3 +(Sr 2 AlTaO 6 ) 0.7 substrates. The films were granular in structure with low angle boundaries between the grains. The volume of the unit cell was considerably smaller for films grown on a SrTiO 3 substrate than on LaAlO 3 . At temperatures higher than the one where the spins order, the strongest response of resistivity on temperature ρ ( T ) was measured for…
Infrared pulsed laser deposition of niobium nitride thin films
2011
We have successfully fabricated superconducting niobium nitride thin films on single crystals of magnesium oxide using a pulsed laser deposition technique where 1064 nm (photon energy ~1.16 eV) laser pulses from an Nd:YAG laser were used for ablation. A correlation between the superconducting transition temperature, the nitrogen base pressure during deposition and the lattice parameter of the produced NbN films was observed. Superconductor-insulator-normal metal junctions fabricated using these NbN films as the superconductor revealed nonlinear electrical characteristics at 4.2 K associated with quasiparticle tunneling.
Enhancement of photoconversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells exploiting pulsed laser deposited niobium pentoxide blocking layers
2015
Abstract Among all the photovoltaic technologies developed so far, dye-sensitized solar cells are considered as a promising alternative to the expensive and environmentally unfriendly crystalline silicon-based solar cells. One of the possible strategies employed to increase their photovoltaic efficiency is to reduce the charge recombination at the cell conductive substrate through the use of a compact blocking layer. In this paper, we report on the fabrication and characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells employing niobium pentoxide (Nb 2 O 5 ) thin film blocking layer deposited through the pulsed laser deposition technique on conductive substrates. The careful selection of the optimal…