Magnetic and optical properties of amorphous NdFeCo thin films by pulsed laser deposition technique

Anjum, Safia; Rafique, Muhammad; Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, M.; Siraj, K.; Usman, Arslan; Latif, Hamid; Bhatti, K. A.; Hussain, S.I.; Naseem, Shahzad

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2010.04.013

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“…The features at the surface of as-deposited thin film are of irregular-shaped micron-size particulates which are randomly oriented on the surface. The formation of these micron-size particles is attributed to boiling, splashing, exfoliation and sputtering of target [28,29] during laser ablation process. The surface morphology of the film post-annealed at 500°C (Fig.…”

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Epitaxial thin-film growth of Ruddlesden–Popper-type Ba3Zr2O7 from a BaZrO3 target by pulsed laser deposition

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Ruddlesden-Popper Ba 3 Zr 2 O 7 thin films have been synthesized via pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. The optimization of deposition parameters in PLD enables the formation of thin film of metastable Ba 3 Zr 2 O 7 phase from BaZrO 3 target. In order to see the post-annealing effects on the structural and optical properties, the deposited Ba 3 Zr 2 O 7 thin films were annealed at 500, 600 and 800°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals the formation of Ba 3 Zr 2 O 7 phase with tetragonal structure. The changes in the surface of the deposited films were analysed by FE-SEM and AFM. The thin film post-annealed at 500°C exhibited the best structural, optical and surface properties. Furthermore, the chemical states and chemical composition of the films were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) near the surface. The XPS results show that Ba, Zr and O exist mainly in the form of Ba 3 Zr 2 O 7 Ruddlesden-Popper-type perovskite structure.

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