Mössbauer and magnetic properties of coherently mixed magnetite-cobalt ferrite grown by infrared pulsed-laser deposition
We have studied the magnetic properties and the composition of cobalt ferrite single crystal films on SrTiO: Nb grown by infrared pulsed-laser deposition. Mössbauer spectra have been recorded from both the target used to grow the films and the films themselves. The Mössbauer spectra of the target ta...
| Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:202512 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/202512 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5562/cca2752 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Cobalt ferrite Oxide spinels Pulsed laser deposition Mössbauer spectroscopy |
| Summary: | We have studied the magnetic properties and the composition of cobalt ferrite single crystal films on SrTiO: Nb grown by infrared pulsed-laser deposition. Mössbauer spectra have been recorded from both the target used to grow the films and the films themselves. The Mössbauer spectra of the target taken at low temperatures show a strong dependence of the recoil free fraction of the octahedral sites with temperature. The films composition, with a coexistence of Co-enriched cobalt ferrite and magnetite, has been estimated assuming a similar ratio of the recoil free fractions of the films. X-ray absorption and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements confirm the valence composition of the film and show ferromagnetic Fe-Co coupling in the films with a coercive field around 0.5 T at room temperature. The combination of these characterization techniques allows establishing the coherent structural and magnetic properties of this biphase system. |
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