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We show that good quality epitaxial films of magnetic lithium ferrite can be grown by pulsed laser deposition technique either using an XeCl excimer laser or a Nd-YAG laser. The use of the excimer laser allows to grow films with a better surface morphology but does not improve the magnetic properties of films. Structural and electrical transport measurements give indirect evidence of the incorporation of lithium in the structure. The as grown electrical resistivity (about 104Ω/cm) and its activation energy are typical of well compensated spinels. Vibrating sample magnetometer and ferromagnetic resonance measurements were used to characterize the film magnetic and microwave properties.
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Balestrino, G., Martellucci, S., Paoletti, A. et al. Crystallographic and transport properties of lithium ferrite epitaxial films grown by pulsed laser deposition. Microsystem Technologies 1, 115–120 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01294801
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