Oriented barium hexaferrite thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

Oriented thin films of barium hexaferrite, BaFe/sub 12/O/sub 19/, were grown in situ on (0001) sapphire substrates utilizing a pulsed laser deposition technique. X-ray diffraction, elastic backscattering spectrometry, ferrimagnetic resonance, and vibrating sample magnetometry confirm that the structure, composition, and magnetic parameters are consistent with films prepared by other techniques such as liquid phase epitaxy.<
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