Epitaxial TmFe2O4 thin film with self-assembled interface structure was grown on yttria-stabilized zirconia substrate. TmFe2O4 phase itself shows glassy behavior and the interface leads to the exchange bias effect.
Thin film of LuFe2O4, one of multiferroics, deposited on an yttria-stabilized zirconia substrate shows a unique interface structure, leading to an exchange bias effect. The thin film itself undergoes spin glass or cluster glass transition.