MnBi Thin Films Prepared by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy Technique

Crystallographic dependence of photocatalytic activity of WO3 thin films prepared by molecular beam epitaxy.

We investigated the impact of crystallographic orientation on the photocatalytic activity of single crystalline WO3 thin films prepared by molecular beam epitaxy on the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB). A clear effect is observed, with (111) being the most reactive surface, followed by (110) and (001). Photoreactivity is directly correlated with the surface free energy determined by densit...

High-mobility thin InSb films grown by molecular beam epitaxy

The problem of preparing high-mobility thin InSb films is revisited for magnetoresistive and spintronic sensor applications. We introduce a growth process that significantly improves the electrical properties of thin unintentionally doped InSb layers ~60–300 nm! epitaxially grown on GaAs~100! substrates by reducing the density of dislocations within the interfacial layer. The epilayer propertie...

Characterization of Multiferroic Thin Films Generated with Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Magnetoelectric multiferroic thin films exhibit coupled ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. Interest in these multiferroics stems from their potential applications in spin-based computing and novel information storage methods. Through characterization with x-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), the growth of multiferroic films with mole...

Characterization of Multiferroic Thin Films Generated with Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Magnetoelectric multiferroic thin films exhibit coupled ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. Interest in these multiferroics stems from their potential applications in spin-based computing and novel information storage methods. Through characterization with x-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), the growth of multiferroic films with mole...

Structural and superconducting properties of orientation-ordered Y1Ba2Cu3O7-x films prepared by molecular-beam epitaxy.