Preparation and Characterization of Cu-Zn Nano-Structural Ferrite Thin Films Produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD)

Abdul Gaffoor, Dachepalli Ravinder

Department of Physics, Nizam College, Osmania Universitry, Hyderabad, India.

DOI: 10.4236/wjcmp.2013.31009                

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].

Keywords

Nano-Structural Thin Films; Pulsed Laser Deposition; Cu-Zn Ferrite Nano Thin Films

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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