Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Fe,Cu Substituted (Co,Mn)3O4 Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Analysis of the Produced Coatings
3.2. Electrical Characterization
3.3. Microstructural Characterization
4. Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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MnCo2O4 | MnCo1.6Cu0.4O4 | MnCo1.6Fe0.4O4 | MnCo1.6Cu0.2Fe0.2O4 | |
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MCO | MCO/Cu | MCO/Fe | MCO/CuFe | |
O | 60.0 | 56.7 | 60.2 | 58.5 |
Mn | 12.3 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
Co | 27.7 | 23.9 | 21.6 | 22.9 |
Cu | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
Fe | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
(Co + Fe + Cu)/Mn | 2.25 | 2.23 | 2.14 | 2.30 |
EDS determined stoichiometry | Mn0.92Co2.08 | Mn0.93Co1.66Cu0.42 | Mn0.96Co1.63Fe0.41 | Mn0.91Co1.66Cu0.23Fe0.20 |
σ 800 °C | EA (max 800 °C) | EA (max 700 °C) | EA (max 600 °C) | EA (max 500 °C) | EA (max 400 °C) | |||||
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Name/S cm−1/eV | HT | LT | HT | LT | HT | LT | HT | LT | ||
MCO | 73.0 | 0.58 | 0.40 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.45 |
MCO/Cu | 85.2 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.44 |
MCO/Fe | 37.9 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 0.44 |
MCO/CuFe | 86.6 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.44 |
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Szymczewska, D.; Molin, S.; Hendriksen, P.V.; Jasiński, P. Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Fe,Cu Substituted (Co,Mn)3O4 Thin Films. Crystals 2017, 7, 185. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7070185
Szymczewska D, Molin S, Hendriksen PV, Jasiński P. Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Fe,Cu Substituted (Co,Mn)3O4 Thin Films. Crystals. 2017; 7(7):185. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7070185
Chicago/Turabian StyleSzymczewska, Dagmara, Sebastian Molin, Peter Vang Hendriksen, and Piotr Jasiński. 2017. "Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Fe,Cu Substituted (Co,Mn)3O4 Thin Films" Crystals 7, no. 7: 185. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7070185