TITLE:
Preparation and Characterization of Cu-Zn Nano-Structural Ferrite Thin Films Produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD)
AUTHORS:
Abdul Gaffoor, Dachepalli Ravinder
KEYWORDS:
Nano-Structural Thin Films; Pulsed Laser Deposition; Cu-Zn Ferrite Nano Thin Films
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics,
Vol.3 No.1,
February
27,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Cu-Zn ferrite nano thin films were deposited from a target of Cu-Zn ferrite onto a sapphire substrate using XeCl excimer laser operating 308 nm with an energy of 225 mJ and a frequency of 30 Hz. Films were deposited from the target onto sapphire (001) substrates heated to 650℃ in an oxygen atmosphere of 100 mTorr. The laser beam was incident On the target face at an angle of 45°. Studies on crystal structure were done by X-ray diffactometry (XRD). The surface texture, cross-section morphology and grain size was observed by JEOL-JSM-6400 scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and magnetic force microscopy (MFM) [Model DI 3000, Digital instruments].