Growth of flat SrRuO3 (111) thin films suitable as bottom electrodes in heterostructures

被引：21

作者：

Rubi, D. ^{[1
]}

Vlooswijk, A. H. G. ^{[1
]}

Noheda, B. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Groningen, Zernike Inst Adv Mat, NL-9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2009年 / 517卷 / 06期

关键词：

Strontium ruthanate; Atomic force microscopy; Surface roughness; Ferromagnetic metallic electrodes; EPITAXIAL SRRUO3; CRYSTAL; TRANSITION; MODE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2008.09.106

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Thin film growth of ferroelectric or multiferroic materials on SrTiO3(111) with a buffer electrode has been hampered by the difficulty of growing flat electrodes on this polar orientation. We report on the growth and characterization of SrRuO3 thin films deposited by Pulsed laser deposition on SrTiO3(111). We show that our SrRuO3(111) films are epitaxial and display magnetic bulk-like properties. Films presenting a thickness between 20 and 30 nm are found to be very flat and therefore suitable as bottom electrodes in heterostructures. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1904 / 1907

页数：4

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