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All chemical solution deposition of epitaxial porous BiFe0.93Mn0.07O3 thin films

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BiFeO3 as a type of single-phase room temperature multiferroic materials has aroused intensive investigations in recent years. Construction of porous BiFeO3 thin films is helpful for integration of other materials with desirable functionalities. Here, epitaxial BiFe0.93Mn0.07O3 (001) thin films were prepared on SrRuO3-buffered LaAlO3 (001) single crystal substrates by an all-solution chemical solution deposition, which is beneficial for large area thin film fabrication with low cost. Through addition of F-127 copolymer into the precursor solution, pores can be effectively introduced in BiFe0.93Mn0.07O3 (001) thin films while the epitaxy can be maintained. The amount of pores is gradually increased with increasing of the F-127 addition. The leakage current density is not obviously changed and the conduction mechanism can be well fitted through Ohmic behavior. Electric field dependent polarization hysteresis loops can be effectively maintained and the room temperature magnetic moment is obviously improved with the introduction of pores in epitaxial BiFe0.93Mn0.07O3 (001) thin films. The results will provide a facile route to fabricate large area epitaxial porous BiFeO3 thin films as an effective template for integration of other materials to realize desirable functionalities.

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This work was supported by Key Project of Support Plan for the Outstanding Youth of Anhui Provincial Colleges and Universities (gxyqZD2016144), and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Education Office (No. KJ2019A0779).

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    Li Zhang, Yan Deng, Chengbing Zhao, Jiangying Yu, Kai Huang, Ping Li, Jinrong Xu & Min Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China

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Zhang, L., Yang, B., Deng, Y. et al. All chemical solution deposition of epitaxial porous BiFe0.93Mn0.07O3 thin films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 17404–17411 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04296-5

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