Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy
We report on the growth of epitaxial Sr2RuO4 films using a hybrid molecular beam epitaxy approach in which a volatile precursor containing RuO4 is used to supply ruthenium and oxygen. The use of the precursor overcomes a number of issues encountered in traditional molecular beam epitaxy that uses el...
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| author | Patrick B. Marshall Honggyu Kim Kaveh Ahadi Susanne Stemmer |
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| description | We report on the growth of epitaxial Sr2RuO4 films using a hybrid molecular beam epitaxy approach in which a volatile precursor containing RuO4 is used to supply ruthenium and oxygen. The use of the precursor overcomes a number of issues encountered in traditional molecular beam epitaxy that uses elemental metal sources. Phase-pure, epitaxial thin films of Sr2RuO4 are obtained. At high substrate temperatures, growth proceeds in a layer-by-layer mode with intensity oscillations observed in reflection high-energy electron diffraction. Films are of high structural quality, as documented by x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The method should be suitable for the growth of other complex oxides containing ruthenium, opening up opportunities to investigate thin films that host rich exotic ground states. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60feb270b1874931b631da0ca3034ec12022-12-22T02:53:46ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Materials2166-532X2017-09-0159096101096101-610.1063/1.4998772002709APMGrowth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxyPatrick B. Marshall0Honggyu Kim1Kaveh Ahadi2Susanne Stemmer3Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5050, USAMaterials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5050, USAMaterials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5050, USAMaterials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5050, USAWe report on the growth of epitaxial Sr2RuO4 films using a hybrid molecular beam epitaxy approach in which a volatile precursor containing RuO4 is used to supply ruthenium and oxygen. The use of the precursor overcomes a number of issues encountered in traditional molecular beam epitaxy that uses elemental metal sources. Phase-pure, epitaxial thin films of Sr2RuO4 are obtained. At high substrate temperatures, growth proceeds in a layer-by-layer mode with intensity oscillations observed in reflection high-energy electron diffraction. Films are of high structural quality, as documented by x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The method should be suitable for the growth of other complex oxides containing ruthenium, opening up opportunities to investigate thin films that host rich exotic ground states.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4998772 |
| spellingShingle | Patrick B. Marshall Honggyu Kim Kaveh Ahadi Susanne Stemmer Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy APL Materials |
| title | Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| title_full | Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| title_fullStr | Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| title_short | Growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| title_sort | growth of strontium ruthenate films by hybrid molecular beam epitaxy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4998772 |
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