Enhanced surface diffusion through termination conversion during epitaxial SrRuO3 growth

Augustinus J.H.M. Rijnders, David H.A. Blank, Junghoon Choi, Chang-Beom Eom

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Abstract

During the initial growth of the ferromagnetic oxide SrRuO3 on TiO2-terminated SrTiO3, we observe a self-organized conversion of the terminating atomic layer from RuO2 to SrO. This conversion induces an abrupt change in growth mode from layer by layer to growth by step advancement, indicating a large enhancement of the surface diffusivity. This growth mode enables the growth of single-crystalline and single-domain thin films. Both conversion and the resulting growth mode enable the control of the interface properties in heteroepitaxial multilayer structures on an atomic level.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)505-507
Number of pages3
JournalApplied physics letters
Volume84
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Keywords

  • IR-47722
  • METIS-218568

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