Multiferroism in hexagonally stabilized TmFeO3 thin films below 120 K

作者:Ahn Suk Jin; Lee Jung Hoon; Jang Hyun Myung*; Jeong Young Kyu
来源:Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014, 2(23): 4521-4525.
DOI:10.1039/c4tc00461b

摘要

TmFeO3 is known to have an orthorhombic structure characterized by the corner-linked FeO6 octahedra in a three-dimensional network (space group Pnma). Thus, it is expected to be non-ferroelectric. In the present study, however, we have stabilized a hexagonal TmFeO3 thin-film heterostructure by adopting hexagonal templates. In this way, we are able to artificially impose multiferroism on the epitaxially grown TmFeO3 film below 120 K.