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Influence of Thickness on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Co-rich Bi10Co16O38 Sillenite Thin Films

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The effect of thickness on structural and magnetic properties of Co-rich Bi10Co16O38 (BCO) sillenite thin films is investigated systematically. BCO thin films are deposited using a simultaneous evaporation of Bi2O3, Co targets with RF-DC magnetron sputtering along with post-annealing procedure. The magnetic studies reveal an ordered magnetic nature below film thicknesses of 100 nm. Further, the temperature-dependent and field-dependent magnetic data is evaluated to comprehend the microstructure impact on to the magnetic nature of Co-rich sillenite thin films.

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R.B. Gangineni would like to acknowledge DST-FASTRACK Project with Dy. No. SERB/F/0724/2013-2014, DAE-BRNS with sanction No: 2012/20/37P/09/BRNS, UGC-MRP/F.No-41-846/2012 (SR), UGC-SAP F.530/15/DRS/2009 and also Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) at Pondicherry University.

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    U. P. Mohammed Rasi & R. B. Gangineni

  2. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, 500058, India

    J. Arout Chelvane

  3. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Jalahalli, Bangalore, 560013, India

    S. Angappane

  4. Materials Physics Division, Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    P. Magudapathy & S. Amirthapandian

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Rasi, U.P.M., Chelvane, J.A., Angappane, S. et al. Influence of Thickness on Structural and Magnetic Properties of Co-rich Bi10Co16O38 Sillenite Thin Films. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 1623–1629 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-017-4374-0

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