Structure and Properties of Epitaxial Thin Films of Bi2fecro6: A Multiferroic Material Postulated by Ab-Initio Computation

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2009-03-11

arxiv.org/abs/0903.1995v1

Integrated Ferroelectrics, Volume 101, Issue 1 2008, pages 152 - 163

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Manuscript accepted for pulplication in Integrated ferroelectrics (2008)

Scientific paper

10.1080/10584580802470900

Experimental results on Bi2FeCrO6 (BFCO) epitaxial films deposited by laser ablation on SrTiO3 substrates are presented. It has been theoretically predicted using first-principles density functional theory that BFCO is ferrimagnetic (with a magnetic moment of 2muB per formula unit) and ferroelectric (with a polarization of ~80 microC/cm2 at 0K). The crystal structure investigated using X-ray diffraction shows that the films are epitaxial with a high degree of crystallinity. Chemical analysis carried out by X-ray Microanalysis and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy indicates the correct cationic stoichiometry in the BFCO layer, namely (Bi:Fe:Cr = 2:1:1). Cross-section high-resolution transmission electron microscopy images together with selected area electron diffraction confirm the crystalline quality of the epitaxial BFCO films with no identifiable foreign phase or inclusion. The multiferroic character of BFCO is proven by piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and magnetic measurements showing that the films exhibit ferroelectric and magnetic hysteresis at room temperature. The local piezoelectric measurements show the presence of ferroelectric domains and their switching at the sub-micron scale.

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