Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 43, Issue 26, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/26/265001
Keywords
-
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Nickel ferrite thin films were synthesized by pulsed laser deposition. It was determined that the monotonic increase in saturation magnetization and the non-monotonic increase in electrical conductivity depend on the oxygen partial pressure during the growth of the thin films. A substantial reduction in magnetization was found which ranged between 0.4% and 40% of the bulk value as the oxygen partial pressure increased from 0.2 x 10(-6) Torr to 500 mTorr during the deposition of the films. There was a three orders of magnitude increase in conductivity for the sample prepared under the most oxygen deficient environment ( partial pressure of oxygen 0.2 x 10-6 Torr). These variations in saturation magnetization and conductivity are described within the framework of cation/oxygen vacancies in an inverse spinel nickel ferrite structure. The changes in the electronic structure due to the presence of the vacancies were investigated using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which confirmed the formation of lower valent Ni for the samples prepared in an oxygen deficient atmosphere.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available