Abstract

CoFe2O4 (CFO) thin films were deposited on (Bi3.25Nd0.65Eu0.10)Ti3O12 (BNEuT) micropillar films by a non-aqueous sol-gel method. The pitch size of 2–5 μm in the micropillar films used as ferroelectric pillars, and 5 and 15 CFO deposition cycles were examined for high density of CFO nanoparticles. All the CFO films formed by five deposition cycles on BNEuT micropillar films with a pitch size of 2–5 μm were composed of mostly single-phase CFO with a cubic inverse-spinel structure. All the CFO films deposited on the four BNEuT micropillar films were highly dense and had excellent surface flatness, based on surface field-emission scanning electron microscope observations. Based on the structural, magnetic and ferroelectric characteristics, the optimal pitch size for achieving a high density of CFO nanoparticles was 5 μm, and the optimal number of CFO deposition cycles was five.

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