title: Layer-by-layer epitaxial thin films of the pyrochlore Tb2Ti2O7.
abstract: Layer-by-layer epitaxial growth of the pyrochlore magnet Tb2Ti2O7on the isostructural substrate Y2Ti2O7results in high-quality single crystal films of up to 60 nm thickness. Substrate-induced strain is shown to act as a strong and controlled perturbation to the exotic magnetism of Tb2Ti2O7, opening up the general prospect of strain-engineering the diverse magnetic and electrical properties of pyrochlore oxides.
authors.affiliation: University College London, London Centre for Nanotechnology, 17-19 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH, UK.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bovo
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rouleau
authors.forename: Dharmalingam
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prabhakaran
authors.forename: Steven T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Bramwell