2005/01/01 by Guangyong Xu, H. Hiraka, Haruhiro Hiraka +6 · 3 citations
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials #Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications #Multiferroics and related materials #Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.1924891
arxiv created 2005/01/27 · openalex publication_date 2005/04/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
The lattice of (001)-oriented BiFeO3 epitaxial thin film has been identified by synchrotron x-ray diffraction. By choosing proper scattering zones containing the fixed (001) reflection, we have shown that low-symmetry phases similar to a MA phase exist in the thin film at room temperature. These results demonstrate a change in phase stability from rhombohedral in bulk single crystals, to a modified monoclinic structure in epitaxial thin films.