Abstract
Multiphase Fe-oxide thin films are fabricated on glass substrates by a facing-target sputtering technique. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveal that Fe, Fe3O4, γ-Fe 2O3 and FeO coexist in the films. High resolution transmission electron microscopy shows the well-defined columnar grain structure with the unoxidized Fe as the core and iron-oxide as the shell. The low-field positive and high-field negative magnetoresistances coexist in such a system at room temperature, which can be explained by considering a shell/core model. Nonlinear current-voltage curve and photovoltaic effect further confirm the tunneling-type conduction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1607-1611 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chinese Science Bulletin |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Received November 14, 2006; accepted February 13, 2007 doi: 10.1007/s11434-007-0233-x †Corresponding author (email: [email protected]) Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50672132 and 60576015) and the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant No. 107020)
Funders | Funder number |
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National Natural Science Foundation of China | 60576015, 50672132 |
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China | 107020 |
Keywords
- Magnetic properties
- Magnetoresistance
- Thin film