Abstract
A study of the properties of La 0.8MnO 3 films of varying thickness was performed. Transport and magnetization measurements show that the ferromagnetic (metallic) volume fraction of the film varies from ∼ 1/4 for ultrathin 60Å films to ∼ 1/2 for 1600Å films. Multilength scale structural measurements reveal that near 300Å, a transition from highly strained ultrathin films to relaxed bulk-like films occurs. The transition region is characterized by low surface roughness, high crystallite orientation, and broad d-spacing distributions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4518-4523 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 15 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy