Exchange bias between magnetoelectric YMnO3 and ferromagnetic SrRuO3 epitaxial films

Orthorhombic YMnO3 (YMO) epitaxial thin films were deposited on SrTiO3 (STO) single-crystal substrates. We show that the out-of-plane texture of the YMO films can be tailored using STO substrates having (001), (110), or (111) orientations. We report on the magnetic properties of the YMO(010) films g...

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Autores: Martí, X., Sánchez Barrera, Florencio, Fontcuberta i Griñó, Josep, Garca-Cuenca Varona, Mara Victoria, Ferrater Martorell, Cèsar, Varela Fernández, Manuel, 1956-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/24867
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24867
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Propietats magnètiques
Espintrònica
Pel·lícules fines
Làsers
Matèria condensada
Magnetic properties
Spintronics
Thin films
Lasers
Condensed matter
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Sumario:Orthorhombic YMnO3 (YMO) epitaxial thin films were deposited on SrTiO3 (STO) single-crystal substrates. We show that the out-of-plane texture of the YMO films can be tailored using STO substrates having (001), (110), or (111) orientations. We report on the magnetic properties of the YMO(010) films grown on STO(001) substrates. The dependence of the susceptibility on the temperature indicates that the films are antiferromagnetic below the Néel temperature (around 35 K). Orthorhombic YMO(010) films were also deposited on an epitaxial buffer layer of ferromagnetic and metallic SrRuO3 (SRO). The magnetic hysteresis loops of SRO show exchange bias at temperatures below the Néel temperature of YMO. These results confirm that the YMO films are antiferromagnetic and demonstrate that magnetoelectric YMO can be integrated in functional epitaxial architectures.