Magnetic and transport properties of epitaxial stepped Fe3O4(100) thin films

We investigate the magnetic and transport properties of epitaxial stepped Fe3O4 thin films grown with different thicknesses. Magnetization measurements suggest that the steps induce additional anisotropy, which has an easy axis perpendicular to steps and the hard axis along the steps. Separate local...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2014-09, Vol.105 (13)
Main Authors: Wu, Han-Chun, Syrlybekov, Askar, Mauit, Ozhet, Mouti, Anas, Coileáin, Cormac Ó, Abid, Mourad, Abid, Mohamed, Shvets, Igor V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropy
Antiphase boundaries
Applied physics
Epitaxial growth
Iron oxides
Magnetic properties
Magnetism
Thin films
Transport properties
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Summary:We investigate the magnetic and transport properties of epitaxial stepped Fe3O4 thin films grown with different thicknesses. Magnetization measurements suggest that the steps induce additional anisotropy, which has an easy axis perpendicular to steps and the hard axis along the steps. Separate local transport measurements, with nano-gap contacts along a single step and perpendicular to a single step, suggest the formation of a high density of anti-phase boundaries (APBs) at the step edges are responsible for the step induced anisotropy. Our local transport measurements also indicate that APBs distort the long range charge-ordering of magnetite.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.4897001