Skin layer of BiFeO3 single crystals

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2010-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/1012.2306v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

8 pages, 4 figures

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A surface layer ("skin") that is functionally and structurally different from the bulk was found in single crystals of BiFeO3. Impedance analysis indicates that a previously reported anomaly at T* ~ 275 \pm 5 ^/circC corresponds to a phase transition confined at the surface of BiFeO3. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction as a function of both incidence angle and photon wavelength unambiguously confirm the existence of a skin with an estimated skin depth of few nanometres, elongated out-of-plane lattice parameter, and lower electron density. Temperature-dependent x-ray diffraction has revealed that the skin's out of plane lattice parameter changes abruptly at T*, while the bulk preserves an unfeatured linear thermal expansion. The distinct properties of the skin are likely to dominate in large surface to volume ratios scenarios such as fine grained ceramics and thin films, and should be particularly relevant for electronic devices that rely on interfacial couplings such as exchange bias.

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