Real-Time Monitoring of Strain Accumulation and Relief during Epitaxy of Ultrathin Co Ferrite Films with Varied Co Content
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Operando tr-XRD during Film Growth
3.2. Post-Deposition Characterization
3.2.1. LEED
3.2.2. XRR
3.2.3. Post-Deposition XRD
3.3. HAXPES
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Co Content x | (nm) | (pm) | (pm) | (pm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.6 | 28.2 ± 0.2 | 209.0 ± 0.1 | 60 ± 20 | 710 ± 30 |
0.9 | 32.1 ± 0.2 | 209.2 ± 0.1 | 70 ± 20 | 670 ± 30 |
1.2 | 28.6 ± 0.2 | 209.5 ± 0.1 | 70 ± 20 | 630 ± 30 |
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Thien, J.; Rodewald, J.; Pohlmann, T.; Ruwisch, K.; Bertram, F.; Küpper, K.; Wollschläger, J. Real-Time Monitoring of Strain Accumulation and Relief during Epitaxy of Ultrathin Co Ferrite Films with Varied Co Content. Materials 2023, 16, 7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237287
Thien J, Rodewald J, Pohlmann T, Ruwisch K, Bertram F, Küpper K, Wollschläger J. Real-Time Monitoring of Strain Accumulation and Relief during Epitaxy of Ultrathin Co Ferrite Films with Varied Co Content. Materials. 2023; 16(23):7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237287
Chicago/Turabian StyleThien, Jannis, Jari Rodewald, Tobias Pohlmann, Kevin Ruwisch, Florian Bertram, Karsten Küpper, and Joachim Wollschläger. 2023. "Real-Time Monitoring of Strain Accumulation and Relief during Epitaxy of Ultrathin Co Ferrite Films with Varied Co Content" Materials 16, no. 23: 7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237287