Growth and structural properties of Bi(Fe x Sc1− x )O3 thin films

Epitaxial Bi(Fe x Sc 1− x )O 3 thin films with a range of compositions were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition on SrTiO 3 (001) substrates with a BiFeO 3 buffer layer. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy reveal that this composition series forms a solid solution in the thin fil...

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Published in:Philosophical magazine letters 2007-03, Vol.87 (3-4), p.241-247
Main Authors: Murakami, M., Aronova, M. A., Wuttig, M., Takeuchi⊥, I., Trolier-McKinstry, S., McDonald, K., Knoesel, E., Lofland, S. E., Chikyow, T., Aoyama, T., Nakajima, K.
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Summary:Epitaxial Bi(Fe x Sc 1− x )O 3 thin films with a range of compositions were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition on SrTiO 3 (001) substrates with a BiFeO 3 buffer layer. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy reveal that this composition series forms a solid solution in the thin film form. Second harmonic generation measurements showed a maximum at x = 0.7, which may be associated with a phase transition. The present BiScO 3 films did not exhibit ferroelectric or antiferroelectric behaviour at the field levels which could be probed.
ISSN:0950-0839
1362-3036
DOI:10.1080/09500830601175504