RT Journal Article
T1 Anisotropic growth of ferberite (FeWO4) on W(110) by high-temperature oxygen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy
A1 Gutiérrez-Cuesta, Clara
A1 del Campo, Adolfo
A1 Rojo, Víctor
A1 Marco, José F.
A1 Cojocariu, Iulia
A1 Szpytma, Marcin
A1 Fevola, Giovanni
A1 Mascaraque Susunaga, Arantzazu
A1 Menteş, Tevfik Onur
A1 Locatelli, Andrea
A1 Quesada, Adrián
A1 de la Figuera, Juan
A1 Prieto, José Emilio
AB We report on the growth of nanowires of ferberite (FeWO) by high-temperature oxygen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on W(110). This multifunctional material has promising applications in different fields. The wires extend for several millimeters in length, with widths in the hundreds and heights in the tens of nanometers. We have monitored the growth process by real-time low-energy electron microscopy and characterized the wires in-situ by low-energy electron microscopy and laterally-resolved X-ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopies. Further analysis was performed ex-situ by atomic force and optical microscopies as well as by Raman spectroscopy. The growth of ferberite on W(110) was possible by dosing iron in a molecular oxygen atmosphere likely due to the formation of highly mobile WO units that can be incorporated into the anisotropic wolframite structure, which in turn is responsible for the highly anisotropic growth. We propose that the same method may be used for the growth of other tungstate or related compounds.
PB Elsevier
SN 0169-4332
YR 2026
FD 2026-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131841
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131841
LA eng
NO C. Gutiérrez-Cuesta, A. Del Campo, V. Rojo, J.F. Marco, I. Cojocariu, M. Szpytma, G. Fevola, A. Mascaraque, T.O. Menteş, A. Locatelli, A. Quesada, J. De La Figuera, J.E. Prieto, Anisotropic growth of ferberite (FeWO 4 ) on W(110) by high-temperature oxygen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, Applied Surface Science 723 (2026) 165655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.165655.
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RD 31 mar 2026