Epitaxial patterning of Bi2FeCrO6 double perovskite nanostructures: multiferroic at room temperature

Arbitrary patterns of heteroepitaxial multiferroic Bi2FeCrO6 nanostructures are fabricated by pulsed laser deposition using a simple nanostencil approach. The crystal orientation and the shape of the epitaxial nanostructures are controlled by the orientation of the niobium-doped SrTiO3 substrates. Using advanced characterization techniques, it is established that the material retains its ferroelectric and magnetic properties at room temperature even at submicrometer dimensions. Copyright \ua9 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: N