Growth and multiferroic properties of hexagonal HoMnO3 films.

Autor: Kim, J.-W., Schultz, L., Dörr, K., Van Aken, B. B., Fiebig, M.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 1/1/2007, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p012502-N.PAG, 3p, 5 Graphs
Abstrakt: Hexagonal, twin-free HoMnO3 (0001) films of 25–240 nm thickness were grown epitaxially on Y2O3:ZrO2(111) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Ferroelectric polar order and Mn3+ antiferromagnetism were observed by optical second harmonic generation. Magnetization data reveal Ho3+ ordering which is, with subtle deviations, similar to that of bulk crystals. However, three phase transitions below 6 K and thermal hysteresis of magnetization at T<42 K were detected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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