NiO thin films fabricated using spray-pyrolysis technique: structural and optical characterization and ultrafast charge dynamics studies

NiO thin films fabricated using spray-pyrolysis technique : structural and optical characterization and ultrafast charge dynamics studies

Canto-Aguilar, Esdras J. (författare): Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysik

Bhuvanendran, Hinduja (författare): Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysik

Gracia-Espino, Eduardo (författare): Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysik

Maccaferri, Nicolò, Dr. 1988- (författare): Umeå universitet,Institutionen för fysik

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Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), 2024
2024
Engelska.
Ingår i: Journal of Physics D. - : Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP). - 0022-3727 .- 1361-6463. ; 57:38

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Nickel (II) oxide, NiO, is a wide band gap Mott insulator characterized by strong Coulomb repulsion between d-electrons and displays antiferromagnetic order at room temperature. NiO has gained attention in recent years as a very promising candidate for applications in a broad set of areas, including chemistry and metallurgy to spintronics and energy harvesting. Here, we report on the fabrication of polycrystalline NiO using spray-pyrolysis technique, which is a deposition technique able to produce quite uniform films of pure and crystalline materials without the need of high vacuum or inert atmospheres. The composition and structure of the NiO thin films were then studied using x-ray diffraction, and atomic force and scanning electron microscopies (SEM). The phononic and magnonic properties of the NiO thin films were also studied via Raman spectroscopy, and the ultrafast electron dynamics by using optical pump probe spectroscopy. We found that the NiO samples display the same phonon and magnon excitations expected for single crystal NiO at room temperature, and that electron dynamics in our system is like those of previously reported NiO mono- and polycrystalline systems synthesized using different techniques. These results prove that spray-pyrolysis can be used as affordable and large-scale fabrication technique to synthesize strongly correlated materials for a large set of applications.

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