Abstract
We report on the fabrication and structural characterization of coherently strained La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 (LCMO) thin films and La2/3Ca1/3MnO3/La2/3Ba1/3 MnO3 (LCMO/LBMO) heterostructures on SrTiO3 substrates. The thin films grow in a layer-by-layer mode as verified by reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) reciprocal space mapping shows that the thin films match the substrate lattice constants leading to a strong tetragonal distortion of the lattice. Such (ultra)thin films and heterostructures are well suited for a systematic investigation of the influence of biaxial strain on the physical properties of doped manganites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-620 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research |
Volume | 189 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | First Seeheim Conference on Magnetism (SCM2001) - Seeheim, Germany Duration: 9 Sep 2001 → 13 Sep 2001 |