Magnetite Fe3-δO4: A stoichiometry and structure analysis of MBE grown thin films using NO2 as the oxidizing source

F. C. Voogt; T. Hibma; P. J.M. Smulders; L. Niesen; T. Fujii; P. A.A. van der Heijden; R. J.M. van de Veerdonk; P. J. van der Zaag

Magnetite Fe_3-δO₄: A stoichiometry and structure analysis of MBE grown thin films using NO₂ as the oxidizing source

F. C. Voogt, T. Hibma, P. J.M. Smulders, L. Niesen, T. Fujii, P. A.A. van der Heijden, R. J.M. van de Veerdonk, P. J. van der Zaag

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Epitaxial single crystalline films of iron oxides have been grown on MgO(100) substrates by means of MBE. Natural Fe or ⁵⁷Fe was evaporated from alumina crucibles, and oxidized simultaneously with a dosed flux of NO₂. The resulting oxide layers have been characterized in situ with RHEED, LEED, XPS, and AES. RHEED intensity oscillations, observed during deposition of the oxides, indicate a layer-by-layer growth for all substrate temperatures between 373 and 673 K. A stoichiometry analysis with CEMS, performed ex situ, shows that it is straightforward to prepare both the stable magnetite Fe₃O₄ and the metastable maghemite γ-Fe₂O₃ phases. Moreover, also all solid solutions in between these two extreme phases, i.e. Fe_3-δO₄ with 0<δ<1/3, could be formed. Ion beam channelling has been used to examine the epitaxy of the films. It was found that the films grow coherent on MgO(100).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-602
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal De Physique. IV : JP
Volume	7
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Mar 1 1997
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 7th International Conference on Ferrites, ICF - Bordeaux, Fr Duration: Sep 3 1996 → Sep 6 1996

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