Thermal phase design of ultrathin magnetic iron oxide films: from Fe3O4 to γ-Fe2O3 and FeO
We demonstrate the thermally induced phase transformations between Fe3O4, γ-Fe2O3 and FeO ultrathin iron oxide films, which are part of all-oxide heterostructures, and present a comprehensive thermodynamic analysis of the emerging interfacial redox processes. We thereby reveal the essential – but mo...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2020, Vol.8 (4), p.1335-1343 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We demonstrate the thermally induced phase transformations between Fe3O4, γ-Fe2O3 and FeO ultrathin iron oxide films, which are part of all-oxide heterostructures, and present a comprehensive thermodynamic analysis of the emerging interfacial redox processes. We thereby reveal the essential – but mostly underrated – role of oxide substrates, which can completely alter the standard FexOy temperature–pressure phase diagram as an additional oxygen supplier or scavenger. We introduce an adjusted phase diagram specifically for FexOy/Nb:SrTiO3 and FexOy/YSZ heterostructures based on a total effective oxygen activity. This novel approach opens up the route towards tuning physical functionalities in all-oxide heterostructures by a controlled thermal phase design. |
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ISSN: | 2050-7526 2050-7534 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c9tc05921k |