Exploring the anti-site disorder and oxygen vacancies in Sr2FeMoO6 thin films

JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS

卷:540

Article

Saloaro, M.¹  Liedke, M. O.²  Angervo, I¹  Butterling, M.²  Hirschmann, E.²  Wagner, A.²  Huhtinen, H.¹  Paturi, P.¹ 

[1] Univ Turku, Dept Phys & Astron, Wihuri Phys Lab, FI-20014 Turku, Finland

[2] Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Inst Radiat Phys, Bautzner Landstr 400, D-01328 Dresden, Germany

关键词: Spintronics;    SFMO;    Defect engineering;    Oxygen vacancy;    Anti-site disorder;    Positron annihilation spectroscopy;    Magnetic properties;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jmmm.2021.168454

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

To address the importance of nanoscale defects in complex magnetic oxides, we present an effective tool, variable energy positron annihilation spectroscopy, for probing the relatively small changes in anti-site disorder and oxygen vacancies of the in situ annealed double perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 thin films. By controlling the annealing conditions in wide pressure and temperature ranges and thus affecting the amount of nanoscale defects, we show that the magnetic properties of Sr2FeMoO6 thin films can be modified, particularly with the oxygen nonstoichiometry, and hence their spintronic functionality can be improved. On the basis of our findings together with proposed mechanism, we suggest that the annealing treatments can also be scaled to other complex magnetic perovskites to engineer nanoscale defects and thus improve their usability in future spintronic applications.

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