Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111)
Materials with Kagome layers are expected to give rise to rich physics arising from band structures with topological properties, spin liquid behavior, and the formation of Skyrmions. Until now, most work on Kagome materials has been performed on bulk samples due to difficulties in thin film synthesi...
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| author | Deshun Hong Changjiang Liu Haw-Wen Hsiao Dafei Jin John E. Pearson Jian-Min Zuo Anand Bhattacharya |
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| description | Materials with Kagome layers are expected to give rise to rich physics arising from band structures with topological properties, spin liquid behavior, and the formation of Skyrmions. Until now, most work on Kagome materials has been performed on bulk samples due to difficulties in thin film synthesis. Here, by using molecular beam epitaxy, layered Kagome-structured FeSn films are synthesized on the (111) oriented LaAlO3 substrate. Both in situ and ex situ characterizations indicate that these films are highly crystalline and c-axis oriented, with atomically smooth surfaces. The films grow as disconnected islands, with lateral dimensions on the micron meter scale. By patterning Pt electrodes using a focused electron beam, the longitudinal and transverse resistance of single islands have been measured in magnetic fields. Our work opens a pathway for exploring mesoscale transport properties in thin films of Kagome materials and related devices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf2eeaaffb5d415a95df02c4aba9bbe12022-12-22T00:33:05ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262020-10-011010105017105017-510.1063/5.0001909Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111)Deshun Hong0Changjiang Liu1Haw-Wen Hsiao2Dafei Jin3John E. Pearson4Jian-Min Zuo5Anand Bhattacharya6Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USAMaterials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USACenter for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USAMaterials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USAMaterials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USAMaterials with Kagome layers are expected to give rise to rich physics arising from band structures with topological properties, spin liquid behavior, and the formation of Skyrmions. Until now, most work on Kagome materials has been performed on bulk samples due to difficulties in thin film synthesis. Here, by using molecular beam epitaxy, layered Kagome-structured FeSn films are synthesized on the (111) oriented LaAlO3 substrate. Both in situ and ex situ characterizations indicate that these films are highly crystalline and c-axis oriented, with atomically smooth surfaces. The films grow as disconnected islands, with lateral dimensions on the micron meter scale. By patterning Pt electrodes using a focused electron beam, the longitudinal and transverse resistance of single islands have been measured in magnetic fields. Our work opens a pathway for exploring mesoscale transport properties in thin films of Kagome materials and related devices.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0001909 |
| spellingShingle | Deshun Hong Changjiang Liu Haw-Wen Hsiao Dafei Jin John E. Pearson Jian-Min Zuo Anand Bhattacharya Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) AIP Advances |
| title | Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) |
| title_full | Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) |
| title_fullStr | Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) |
| title_short | Molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic Kagome metal FeSn on LaAlO3 (111) |
| title_sort | molecular beam epitaxy of the magnetic kagome metal fesn on laalo3 111 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0001909 |
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