Abstract
The intriguing structural properties of a ZnMnGaO4 film epitaxially grown on MgO (001) substrate have been investigated using synchrotron-radiation-based x-ray diffraction. The ZnMnGaO4 film consisted of a self-assembled checkerboard (CB) structure with highly aligned and regularly spaced vertical nanorods. The lattice parameters of the orthorhombic and rotated tetragonal phases of the CB structure were analyzed by measuring H-K, H-L, and K-L cross-sectional reciprocal space maps. We demonstrate that symmetry of lattice distortions at the phase boundaries provides means for the coherent coexistence of two domain types within the film volume.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 165424 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - Oct 27 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics