Epitaxial growth and atomic arrangement in Fe2CrO4 on crystal symmetry matched (001) MgAl2O4

  • Mark D. Scafetta
  • , Zhenzhong Yang
  • , Steven R. Spurgeon
  • , Mark E. Bowden
  • , Tiffany C. Kaspar
  • , Steven M. Heald
  • , Scott A. Chambers*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The authors report on the chemical, structural, and optical properties of molecular beam epitaxy synthesized thin films of multifunctional Fe2CrO4 on (001)-oriented MgAl2O4 (MAO). Substrate temperatures near 500 °C are required to obtain smooth films with an out-of-plane lattice parameter consistent with the 3.8% compressive strain induced by the film and substrate lattice mismatch. Mg diffusion from the MAO substrate is kinetically suppressed up to 500 °C. They discuss antiphase boundaries in symmetry matched epitaxial systems. This research provides new insight into the epitaxial growth and crystalline properties of crystal symmetry matched Fe2CrO4/MAO(001) heterostructures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number031511
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2019
Externally publishedYes

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