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Selective growth of yttrium iron garnet and yttrium ferrite by combinatorial pulsed-laser ablation of common precursors

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In this paper, we demonstrate the capability of growing two alternative complex oxides with different stoichiometries and crystal structures, by choosing the appropriate substrate and adjusting the target ablation ratio, and tuning their composition and properties by combinatorial pulsed-laser ablation of their precursors. In particular, we successfully grew epitaxial crystalline yttrium iron garnet (Y3Fe5O12) on yttrium aluminium garnet (Y3Al5O12) substrates and polycrystalline yttrium ferrite (YFeO3) on sapphire (α-Al2O3) substrates by co-ablation of yttrium oxide and iron oxide targets.

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The research was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Grants: EP/F019300/1, EP/G060363/1, and EP/J008052/1. S.A. Gregory gratefully acknowledges funding by the Defence and Security PhD Scheme managed by Dstl. The authors would like to thank Dr. Mark E. Light in the University of Southampton School of Chemistry for his help with XRD analysis.

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  2. Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

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Sposito, A., Gregory, S.A. & Eason, R.W. Selective growth of yttrium iron garnet and yttrium ferrite by combinatorial pulsed-laser ablation of common precursors. J Mater Sci 49, 5462–5467 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8259-3

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