AVS 61st International Symposium & Exhibition
    Thin Film Thursday Sessions
       Session TF-ThP

Paper TF-ThP1
Synthesis of Multilayered MgO/Ag/MgO Thin Films in the (001) and (111) Orientations by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Thursday, November 13, 2014, 6:00 pm, Room Hall D

Session: Thin Films Poster Session
Presenter: Daniel Velazquez, Illinois Institute of Technology
Authors: D. Velazquez, Illinois Institute of Technology
R. Seibert, Illinois Institute of Technology
Z. Yusof, Illinois Institute of Technology
L. Spentzouris, Illinois Institute of Technology
J. Terry, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Crystalline, highly oriented MgO/Ag/MgO ultrathin films were grown in the crystallographic orientations (001) and (111) via pulsed laser deposition at 150 °C and 170 °C, respectively. Buffer Ag films ~40 nm thick on MgO(001) and Si(111) single crystal substrates were used to assist the epitaxial growth of the MgO/Ag/MgO multilayer structures in the corresponding orientation. The formation of multilayers was monitored in-situ via reflection high-energy electron diffraction. The physical and chemical structure of the films is further characterized via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy.