Ordered structure of FeGe$_2$ formed during solid-phase epitaxy

Autor: Jenichen, B, Hanke, M, Gaucher, S, Trampert, A, Herfort, J, Kirmse, H, Haas, B, Willinger, E, Huang, X, Erwin, S C
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Physical Review Materials 2, 051402(R) (2018)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.052402
Popis: Fe$_{3}$Si/Ge(Fe,Si)/Fe$_{3}$Si thin film stacks were grown by a combination of molecular beam epitaxy and solid phase epitaxy (Ge on Fe$_{3}$Si). The stacks were analyzed using electron microscopy, electron diffraction, and synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The Ge(Fe,Si) films crystallize in the well oriented, layered tetragonal structure FeGe$_{2}$ with space group P4mm. This kind of structure does not exist as a bulk material and is stabilized by solid phase epitaxy of Ge on Fe$_{3}$Si. We interpret this as an ordering phenomenon induced by minimization of the elastic energy of the epitaxial film.
Databáze: arXiv