scholarly journals Structural and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 ferromagnetic thin film grown on PMN-PT by sol–gel method

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Peng Shi ◽  
Mingmin Zhu ◽  
Ming Liu ◽  
Wei Ren ◽  
...  

We report the preparation of epitaxial La[Formula: see text]Sr[Formula: see text]MnO3 thin films grown on (001)-oriented 0.72Pb(Mg[Formula: see text]Nb[Formula: see text]O3-0.28PbTiO3 substrates by the sol–gel technique. The phase structure, magnetic properties and magnetoresistance of the samples are investigated by using high solution X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, physical property measurement system, respectively. The La[Formula: see text]Sr[Formula: see text]MnO3 thin films display a well-defined hysteresis loop and typical ferromagnetism behavior at lower temperature. High magnetoresistance at 5[Formula: see text]T of 42% appears at 227[Formula: see text]K for La[Formula: see text]Sr[Formula: see text]MnO3 thin film.

2002 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Donnelly ◽  
G. Catalan ◽  
C. Morros ◽  
R. M. Bowman ◽  
J. M. Gregg ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThin film capacitor structures of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PMN) - PbTiO3 (PT) were fabricated using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on MgO{100} substrates using (La1/2,Sr1/2)CoO3 (LSCO) as a lower electrode. Crystallographic and dielectric characterisation confirmed perovskite relaxor-like behaviour. Measurements of the electrostrictive coefficients by in-situ X-ray diffraction, piezo-response atomic force microscopy and three point bending experiments showed both Q11 and Q13 to be comparable to accepted values for single crystals. However, for a given field, the electric field-induced strain in the thin films was much less than that of single crystal. This was clearly intimately linked to poor thin film polarisability. Previous work had shown sol-gel PMN-PT films to have significantly greater permittivities than PLD films, and a TEM investigation was undertaken to see if functional differences could be related to differences in microstructure, and hence if the functional and electromechanical properties of PLD films could be improved by attempting to replicate sol-gel microstructures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 314-318
Author(s):  
Ching Fang Tseng ◽  
Cheng Hsing Hsu ◽  
Chun Hung Lai

This paper describes microstructure characteristics of MgAl2O4 thin films were deposited by sol-gel method with various preheating temperatures and annealing temperatures. Particular attention will be paid to the effects of a thermal treatment in air ambient on the physical properties. The annealed films were characterized using X-ray diffraction. The surface morphologies of treatment film were examined by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. At a preheating temperature of 300oC and an annealing temperature of 700oC, the MgAl2O4 films with 9 μm thickness possess a dielectric constant of 9 at 1 kHz and a dissipation factor of 0.18 at 1 kHz.


2006 ◽  
Vol 972 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hu ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
H. Hao ◽  
M. H. Cao ◽  
S. J. Lai ◽  
...  

AbstractIn the study Li4/3Ti5/3O4 thin films were deposited on Pt substrates by sol-gel method using a spin coator. The coated films are dried at 310-360 °C, and then annealed at 500-800 °C for 30min. The prepared films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope. The results indicated that the prepared film belonged to a spinel structure and had a uniform morphology. Electrochemical properties of the prepared electrode films were evaluated by using a discharge and charge test. From these results, it can be showed that the thin film electrode annealed at 700 °C exhibited good crystallinity, smooth surface morphology, high capacity, and good rechargeability. Therefore, This film was therefore suitable for use as an anode for thin-film microbatteries.


2004 ◽  
Vol 03 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 463-470
Author(s):  
Y. C. WANG ◽  
J. DING ◽  
B. H. LIU ◽  
Y. SHI

Thin films and powders of Co -ferrite and SiO 2-doped Co -ferrite were fabricated via the sol–gel method. The structural and magnetic properties of the films and powders were investigated with X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). VSM measurements showed an enhancement of coercivity by SiO 2-doping for Co -ferrite powders and thin films (coercivity of 3.5 kOe in SiO 2-doped thin films). XRD and SEM investigations revealed a nanostructure of the thin films. Low surface roughness was observed in our AFM study.


2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1492-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey W. Boland ◽  
Suresh C. Pillai ◽  
Wein-Duo Yang ◽  
Sossina M. Haile

Solid solution Pb1-xBaxTiO3, with particular emphasis on Pb0.5Ba0.5TiO3, was prepared using a sol-gel process incorporating lead acetate trihydrate, barium acetate, and titanium isopropoxide as precursors, acetylacetone (2,4 pentanedione) as a chelating agent, and ethylene glycol as a solvent. The synthesis procedure was optimized by systematically varying acetylacetone: Ti and H2O:Ti molar ratios and calcination temperature. The resulting effects on sol and powder properties were studied using thermogravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Crystallization of the perovskite structure occurred at a temperature as low as 450 °C. Thin films were prepared by spin coating on (100) MgO. Pyrolysis temperature and heating rate were varied, and the resultant film properties investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and XRD. Under optimized conditions, highly oriented films were obtained at a crystallization temperature of 600 °C.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo M. Viana ◽  
Nelcy D. S. Mohallem

ABSTRACTColloidal precursor solutions, obtained from a mixture of titanium isopropoxide, isopropyl alcohol and silver nitrate, were used to fabricate amorphous TiO2 and Ag/TiO2 thin films by sol-gel process. The films were deposited on borosilicate substrates, which were heated at 400 °C for 30 minutes and cooled rapidly to the formation of amorphous coatings. The films were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy. The thickness, roughness, refraction index, and particle size of the TiO2 and Ag/TiO2 films were determined and compared. Finally, hydrophobic-hydrophilic property was evaluated to the thin films produced.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kseniia Lushcheva

SrRuO3 is an itinerant ferromagnet with a Curie temperature of ~160K. There has been a sharp increase in scientific interest towards this material and its intriguing features, such as its magnetic anisotropy, and anomalous transport properties which are incompatible with Drude model. In this study, several thin films of strontium ruthenate were grown and characterised in quality and quantity, employing techniques such as X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy. The results are presented and described as crystallographic and topographic findings; finally, based on the findings, adjustments and further study are proposed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 379-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurbaya Zainal ◽  
Habibah Zulkefle ◽  
Mohamad Rusop

Lead titanate thin films were successfully prepared using a simple sol-gel method. In the present study extra Pb excess was not taken into consideration in such a way that the ratio of Pb:Ti is 1:1. Different molar concentration (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) involved in this study and it was found that the solutions increased in acidic level by the increment of molar concentration that being measured by pH and conductivity meter (JENWAY-3540). It also indicated that the solutions were electrically resistive at low concentration which might due to the existence of lead and oxygen ionic bonding. The solutions were then deposited onto cleaned glass substrate by spin coating technique indeed to have better thin film homogeneity at room temperature. The prepared thin films were characterized on electrical property considering the resistivity measured by solar simulator (BUKOH KEIKI EP-2000). After that structural and physical property of thin films were observed by atomic force microscopy (Park System, XE-100).


2011 ◽  
Vol 492 ◽  
pp. 202-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Wei Qi ◽  
Xiao Yan Zhang ◽  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Hai Bin Sun ◽  
Jian Quan Qi

BiFeO3 thin films were spin-coated on conductive indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrates by a simple sol-gel possess annealed at 470-590°C. The crystal structure of as-prepared BiFeO3 thin films annealed at different temperature was determined to be rhombohedral of R3m space and free of secondary phases was also confirmed. Cross section scanning electron microscope (SEM) pictures revealed that the thickness of BiFeO3 thin film was about 320 nm. The double remanent polarization 2Pr of BiFeO3 thin film annealed at 500°C is 2.5 μC/cm2 without applied field at room temperature. Image of atomic force microscopy indicated that the root-mean-square surface roughness value of BiFeO3 thin film was 6.13 nm.


2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 787-791
Author(s):  
PEI ZHAO ◽  
RENG WANG ◽  
DINGQUAN LIU ◽  
FENGSHAN ZHANG ◽  
WEITAO SU ◽  
...  

The effects of the roughness of ZnS underlayer on the microstructure, optical, and electrical properties of nanometer Ag thin film have been investigated in this paper. Nanometer Ag thin films in glass/ ZnS /7.5 nm Ag /30 nm ZnS stacks have been deposited and analyzed. In the stacks, the underlayers of ZnS have been sputtered with various thicknesses to generate various surface roughnesses. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) has been used to study the crystal structure of Ag films. The surface topography and the roughness of ZnS underlayer have been analyzed by atomic force microscopy. The sheet resistant will become larger as the increasing of the roughness. The optical constants can be derived by fitting the transmission and reflectance spectrum. From optical constants comparison of Ag films, with the surface of the stack becoming rougher, it was found that the refractive index will increase but the extinction coefficient will decrease.


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