In:
Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 91, No. 4 ( 2002-02-15), p. 2220-2227
Abstract:
Copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) thin films have been prepared by rf sputtering on fused quartz and silicon (111) substrates at ambient temperature. The as-deposited film is found to be in cubic phase, which is stable only at higher temperatures in bulk. The films were annealed at temperatures ranging from 100 °C to 800 °C and slowly cooled. The films had tetragonal structure at annealing temperature above 200 °C. The c/a ratio was observed to increase with increasing annealing temperature. Transmission electron microscopy study confirmed the phase transformation from cubic to tetragonal as a function of annealing temperature. The magnetization values of the films were observed to show a maximum at the annealing temperature of 200 °C and a minimum at 500 °C. The coercivity increased monotonically from 70 Oe for the as-deposited film, to 1450 Oe for the film annealed at 800 °C. The results were explained on the basis of the phase transformation and the grain growth phenomenon.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-8979
,
1089-7550
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2002
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3112-4
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1476463-5