Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Study of BiNixFe1-xO3 (x=0-1) Spin-coated Ferrite Films
Published: 2021-12-29
Page: 674-680
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 4]
C. Serletis *
Department of Physics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
G. Litsardakis
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
C. H. Papoulia
Department of Physics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
P. Ntetsika
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
I. Panagiotopoulos
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
E. Pavlidou
Department of Physics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
K. G. Efthimiadis
Department of Physics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To fabricate BiNixFe1-xO3 (x=0-1) ferrite films on a Si substrate with a thin Pt buffer using the spin coating method.
Study Design: The focus of the study was two-fold: to examine the properties of the BiNixFe1-xO3 (x=0-1) family of materials and to determine whether Pt is a suitable element for preventing diffusion between the film and the substrate.
Place and Duration of Study: Dept. of Physics and Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, between November 2019 and November 2021.
Methodology: The films were manufactured with the spin-coating method, and characterization was performed with various methods, including XRD, SEM/EDAX and VSM measurements
Results: Pt can prevent diffusion effects. The target material was not formed, probably due to the low annealing temperature. No magnetoelectric properties were detected.
Conclusion: The spin-coating method is not recommended for the fabrication of these materials.
Keywords: Spin coating, magnetic measurements, magnetoelectric properties.