2009年8月
Magnetic properties of ilmenite-hematite solid-solution thin films: Direct observation of antiphase boundaries and their correlation with magnetism
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
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- 巻
- 80
- 号
- 7
- 開始ページ
- 075414
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- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075414
- 出版者・発行元
- AMER PHYSICAL SOC
To clarify the relationship between nanostructures and magnetic properties of FeTiO(3)-Fe(2)O(3) solid-solution thin films, we have carried out dark-field transmission electron microscope (DF-TEM) and high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) observations. The ordered-phase films show strong ferrimagnetic properties while the films identified as the disordered phase according to x-ray diffraction are weakly ferrimagnetic with high saturation fields, in contrast to completely disordered FeTiO(3)-Fe(2)O(3) solid solution for which antiferromagnetic properties or rather small magnetizations are expected. The DF-TEM and HAADF-STEM observations revealed that the ordered-phase films typically consist of cation-ordered domains of over 200 nm and that the Fe and Fe-Ti layers stacked alternately along the c axis, which leads to strong ferrimagnetic properties, are clearly distinguishable from each other. On the other hand, the films identified as the disordered phase are found to possess short-range ordered structure with antiphase boundaries distributed in cation-disordered matrix, rather than completely random cation distribution, explaining why the films are weakly ferrimagnetic with high saturation fields. The results demonstrate the significance of atomic-level observation of the cation distribution in this system for understanding the magnetic properties.
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- DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075414
- ISSN : 1098-0121
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000269638900086