Microstructure and magnetic properties of magnetite thin films prepared by reactive sputtering

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Qiu, Hongmei ^a   Pan, Liqing ^a   Li, Liwei ^a   Zhu, Hao ^b   Zhao, Xuedan ^a   Xu, Mei ^a   Qin, Liangqiang ^a   Xiao, John Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; REACTIVE SPUTTERING;

MAGNETITE THIN FILMS; VERWEY TRANSITION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 37149054638     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2817644     Document Type: Article

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