Rare-earth mononitrides

F Natali, BJ Ruck, NOV Plank, HJ Trodahl… - Progress in Materials …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
When the rare earth mononitrides (RENs) first burst onto the scientific scene in the middle of
last century, there were feverish dreams that their strong magnetic moment would afford a …

Rocksalt nitride metal/semiconductor superlattices: A new class of artificially structured materials

B Saha, A Shakouri, TD Sands - Applied Physics Reviews, 2018‏ - pubs.aip.org
Artificially structured materials in the form of superlattice heterostructures enable the search
for exotic new physics and novel device functionalities, and serve as tools to push the …

Influence of nitrogen stoichiometry and the role of Sm states in SmN thin films

A Meléndez-Sans, VM Pereira, CF Chang, CY Kuo… - Physical Review B, 2024‏ - APS
We report a comprehensive study of the synthesis of epitaxial SmN thin films on LaAlO 3
(100) by molecular beam epitaxy under slow-growth conditions. By carefully tuning the …

Coexisting structural phases in the catalytically driven growth of rock salt GdN

A Shaib, F Natali, JR Chan, F Ullstad… - Materials Research …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present a study of polycrystalline thin films of the rock salt rare earth nitride GdN grown
on amorphous fused silica at ambient temperature with varying N 2 pressure. X-ray …

Overview of lanthanide pnictide films and nanoparticles epitaxially incorporated into III-V semiconductors

CC Bomberger, MR Lewis, LR Vanderhoef… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2017‏ - pubs.aip.org
The incorporation of lanthanide pnictide nanoparticles and films into III-V matrices allows for
semiconductor composites with a wide range of potential optical, electrical, and thermal …

Direct observation of Eu atoms in AlN lattice and the first‐principles simulations

LJ Yin, SH Zhang, H Wang, X Jian… - Journal of the …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Rare‐earth metal (Eu)‐doped aluminum nitride has potential application as
luminescence materials due to its unusual mechanical and physical properties, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of Samarium Nitride Thin Films on Magnesium Oxide (001) Substrates Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy

KD Vallejo, ZE Cresswell, V Buturlim, BS Newell… - Crystals, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Rare-earth nitrides are an exciting family of materials with a wide variety of properties
desirable for new physics and applications in spintronics and superconducting devices …

Epitaxial growth of (100)-oriented SmN directly on (100) Si substrates

JF McNulty, K Temst, MJ Van Bael, A Vantomme… - Physical Review …, 2021‏ - APS
We demonstrate growth of epitaxial (100) SmN thin films directly on (100) Si surfaces. By
using physical vapor deposition of Sm metal in an N 2 atmosphere we show that careful …

Molecular beam epitaxy of ferromagnetic epitaxial GdN thin films

F Natali, S Vézian, S Granville, B Damilano… - Journal of crystal …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The structural, magnetic and electrical properties of a series of GdN thin films grown by
molecular beam epitaxy on AlN on silicon substrates have been studied. In situ scanning …

Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Volatile Lanthanide Dialkyltriazenides

CM Caroff, GS Girolami - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Several dialkyltriazenide complexes of the lanthanide elements neodymium, europium, and
erbium have been prepared; these include the homoleptic complex Er (ButN3But) 3, the …