Hexagonal Lu1-xInxFeO3 Room-Temperature Multiferroic Thin Films

Liu, Mei Ying1; Yu, Jun Xi2,3; Li Zhu, Xiao1; Bian, Zhi Ping4; Zhou, Xiang5; Liang, Yu Hang6; Luo, Zhen Lin4; Yin, Yue Wei5; Li, Jiang Yu3,6; Chen, Xiang Ming1

2022-11-01

10.1021/acsami.2c11927

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces   Impact Factor & Quartile

1944-8244

1944-8252

The hexagonal rare earth ferrites h-RFeO3(R = rare earth element) have been recognized as promising candidates for a room-temperature multiferroic system, and the primary issue for these materials is how to get a stable hexagonal structure since the centrosymmetric orthorhombic structure is generally stable for most RFeO3 at room-temperature, while the hexagonal phase is only stable under some strict conditions. In the present work, h-Lu1-xInxFeO3 (x = 0-1) thin films were prepared on a Nb-SrTiO3 (111) single-crystal substrate by a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process, and the multiferroic characterization was performed at room temperature. With the combined effects of chemical pressure and epitaxial strain, the stable hexagonal structure was achieved in a wide composition range (x = 0.5-0.7), and the results of XRD (X-ray diffraction) and SAED (selected area electron diffraction) indicate the super-cell match relations between the h-Lu0.3In0.7FeO3 thin film and substrate. The saturated P-E hysteresis loop was obtained at room temperature with a remanent polarization of about 4.3 mu C/cm(2), and polarization switching was also confirmed by PFM measurement. Furthermore, a strong magnetoelectric coupling with a linear magnetoelectric coefficient of 1.9 V/cm Oe was determined, which was about three orders of magnitude larger than that of h-RFeO3 ceramics. The present results indicate that the h-Lu1-xInxFeO3 thin films are expected to have great application potential for magnetoelectric memory and detection devices.

room-temperature multiferroic hexagonal ferrites thin films ferroelectricity magnetoelectric coupling

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1.Zhejiang Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
2.Chengdu Univ, Inst Adv Study, Chengdu 610100, Peoples R China
3.Shenzhen Inst Adv Technol, Shenzhen Key Lab Nanobiomech, Shenzhen, Peoples R China
4.Univ Sci & Technol China, Natl Synchrotron Radiat Lab, Hefei 230029, Peoples R China
5.Univ Sci & Technol China, Hefei Natl Res Ctr Phys Sci Microscale, Dept Phys, Hefei 230029, Peoples R China
6.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China

Liu, Mei Ying,Yu, Jun Xi,Li Zhu, Xiao,et al. Hexagonal Lu1-xInxFeO3 Room-Temperature Multiferroic Thin Films[J]. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2022.

Liu, Mei Ying.,Yu, Jun Xi.,Li Zhu, Xiao.,Bian, Zhi Ping.,Zhou, Xiang.,...&Chen, Xiang Ming.(2022).Hexagonal Lu1-xInxFeO3 Room-Temperature Multiferroic Thin Films.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Liu, Mei Ying,et al."Hexagonal Lu1-xInxFeO3 Room-Temperature Multiferroic Thin Films".ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2022).