Advanced Materials, Vol.23, No.15, 1724-1724, 2011
Epitaxial Patterning of Bi2FeCrO6 Double Perovskite Nanostructures: Multiferroic at Room Temperature
Arbitrary patterns of heteroepitaxial multiferroic Bi2FeCrO6 nanostructures are fabricated by pulsed laser deposition using a simple nanostencil approach. The crystal orientation and the shape of the epitaxial nanostructures are controlled by the orientation of the niobium-doped SrTiO3 substrates. Using advanced characterization techniques, it is established that the material retains its ferroelectric and magnetic properties at room temperature even at submicrometer dimensions.