LuFe$_2$O$_4$ nanostructures have been deposited on MgO(111) substrate using pulsed laser deposition. Substrate temperature and gas pressure are found to be very critical to form the LuFe$_2$O$_4$ phase. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) show very well crystalized morphology with triangular symmetry. The common orientations of the nanosctructurals are consistent with epitaxial growth. X-ray diffraction data show that (001) face of LuFe$_2$O$_4$ is parrallel to the substrate face MgO(111).
*Research supported by US DOE, Office of Basic Energy Science, Masterial Science and Engineering Division
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Authors
Xiaoshan Xu
Oak Ridge National Lab
Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee
Wenbin Wang
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee \& Oak Ridge National Lab
Zheng Gai
Oak Ridge National Lab
Oak Ridge National Laboratory \& Center for Nanophase Materials Science
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Paul C. Snijders
Oak Ridge National Lab
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
T. Zac Ward
Oak Ridge National Lab
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jian Shen
Oak Ridge National Lab
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville \& Fudan University