Crystal structure and local ordering in epitaxial Fe100-xGax/MgO(001) films

Ciria, Miguel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Proietti, Maria Grazia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Corredor, Edna C. ; Coffey, David ; Begué, Adrián ; de la Fuente, César (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Arnaudas, José I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ibarra, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Crystal structure and local ordering in epitaxial Fe100-xGax/MgO(001) films
Resumen: In this work we present a study of the structural properties of Fe100-x Gax (x < 30) films grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on Mg0(100). We combine long range and local/chemically selective X-ray probes (X-ray Diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy) together with real space imaging by means of Transmission Electron Microscopy and surface sensitive in situ Reflected High Energy Electron Diffraction. For substrate temperature Ts below 400 °C we obtain bcc films while, for x aprox. 24 and Ts >= 400oC the nucleation of the fcc phase is observed. For both systems a Ga anticlustering or local range ordering phenomenon appears. The Ga/Fe composition in the first and second coordination shells of the bcc films is different from that expected for a random Ga distribution and is close to a D03 phase, leading to a minimization of the number Ga-Ga pairs. On the other side, a long-range D03 phase is not observed indicating that atomic ordering only occurs at a local scale. Overall, the epitaxial growth procedure presented in this work, first, avoids the formation of a long range ordered D03 phase, which is known to be detrimental for magnetostrictive properties, and second, demonstrates the possibility of growing fcc films at temperatures much lower than those required to obtain bulk fcc samples.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.120
Año: 2018
Publicado en: JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS 767 (2018), 905-914
ISSN: 0925-8388

Factor impacto JCR: 4.175 (2018)
Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 65 / 293 = 0.222 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING rank: 6 / 76 = 0.079 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 47 / 148 = 0.318 (2018) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.065 - Materials Chemistry (Q1) - Metals and Alloys (Q1) - Mechanics of Materials (Q1) - Mechanical Engineering (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E10-17D
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/MAT2012-31309
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/MAT2015-66726-R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2016-076482
Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)
Área (Departamento): Área Física Materia Condensada (Dpto. Física Materia Condensa.)

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