Processing effects on the chemical solution deposition-derived La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 films on SrTiO3 (00 1) substrates

• Published in: Journal of crystal growth Vol. 306; no. 2; pp. 356 - 360
• Main Authors: Tao, Ruhua, Fang, Xiaodong, Dong, Weiwei, Deng, Zanhong, Pu, Tan, Zhu, Xuebin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 15.08.2007
• Subjects: Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Liquid phase epitaxy; deposition from liquid phases (melts, solutions, and surface layers on liquids); Materials science; Methods of deposition of films and coatings; film growth and epitaxy; Physics; Single-crystal and powder diffraction; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; X-ray diffraction and scattering; Atomic force microscopy; Liquid phase deposition; Electrical conductivity; Transport properties; Crystal seeds; XRD; Colossal magnetoresistance; Heat treatments; Thin films; Monocrystals; A3. Chemical solution deposition; Bl. La2/3Ca1/3MnO3; B2. Colossal magnetoresistance; 71.30.+h; 75.47.Gk; 81.15.Lm; Strontium titanates; Microstructure
• ISSN: 0022-0248; 1873-5002
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.05.014

Chemical solution deposition (CSD) as a very useful method for films was applied to fabricate La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 (LCMO) films. The effects including seed layer and heat treatments were investigated for LCMO films on SrTiO3 (100) single-crystal substrates. The X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and resistivity results showed that the microstructure and transport properties could be obviously tuned through the processing parameters.