Abstract
Magnetoelectric (ME) thin films viz. (x) CoFe2O4 + (1-x) Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3 where x = 0.15 and 0.45 have been synthesized on
Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si substrate using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method. These films were grown by using single target
containing both ferromagnetic and ferroelectric phases. The presence of constituent phases in the composites were
confirmed by X – ray diffraction and EDAX studies. The surface morphology and thickness were studied by field emission
scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). The magnetic hysteresis behaviour was
studied with the help of vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Our results show that it is possible to grow biphasic ME
nanocomposite by using single target containing both ferromagnetic and ferroelectric phases.
Keywords
Magnetoelectric, Multiferroic, Nanocomposite, PLD.
Citation
C. M. KANAMADI, H. K. YANG, B. K. MOON, B. C. CHOI, J. H. JEONG, KWANG HO KIM, Structural and magnetic properties of pulsed laser deposited (x)CoFe2O4 + (1-x)Ba0.8Sr0.2TiO3 nanocomposite thin films, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 5, May 2009, pp.489-492 (2009).
Submitted at: March 2, 2009
Accepted at: May 25, 2009