Published January 25, 2016 | Version v1
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Growth and magnetic properties of ultrathin epitaxial FeO films and Fe/FeO bilayers on MgO(001)

Creators

  • 1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Spintronics Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568 (Japan)
  • 2. Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków (Poland)
  • 3. Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Niezapominajek 8, 30-239 Kraków (Poland)

Description

Ultrathin FeO(001) films were grown via molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(001) using reactive deposition of Fe. The growth conditions were adjusted toward stabilization of the wüstite phase, the existence of which was confirmed by means of conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy. It was shown how the metallic Fe overlayer modified the chemical state and the magnetic properties of the FeO oxide. Finally, we observed the exchange bias for an epitaxial Fe/FeO bilayer grown on MgO(001)

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4940890;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
108
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 041606-041606.4
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47059414
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL STATE; FILMS; IRON OXIDES; LAYERS; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; EPITAXY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS

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