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Jilili J, Tolbatov I, Cossu F, Rahaman A, Fiser B, Kahaly MU. Atomic scale interfacial magnetism and origin of metal-insulator transition in (LaNiO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text]/(CaMnO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text] superlattices: a first principles study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5056. [PMID: 36977694 PMCID: PMC10050077 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30686-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Interfacial magnetism and metal-insulator transition at LaNiO[Formula: see text]-based oxide interfaces have triggered intense research efforts, because of the possible implications in future heterostructure device design and engineering. Experimental observation lack in some points a support from an atomistic view. In an effort to fill such gap, we hereby investigate the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of (LaNiO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text]/(CaMnO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text] superlattices with varying LaNiO[Formula: see text] thickness (n) using density functional theory including a Hubbard-type effective on-site Coulomb term. We successfully capture and explain the metal-insulator transition and interfacial magnetic properties, such as magnetic alignments and induced Ni magnetic moments which were recently observed experimentally in nickelate-based heterostructures. In the superlattices modeled in our study, an insulating state is found for n=1 and a metallic character for n=2, 4, with major contribution from Ni and Mn 3d states. The insulating character originates from the disorder effect induced by sudden environment change for the octahedra at the interface, and associated to localized electronic states; on the other hand, for larger n, less localized interfacial states and increased polarity of the LaNiO[Formula: see text] layers contribute to metallicity. We discuss how the interplay between double and super-exchange interaction via complex structural and charge redistributions results in interfacial magnetism. While (LaNiO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text]/(CaMnO[Formula: see text])[Formula: see text] superlattices are chosen as prototype and for their experimental feasibility, our approach is generally applicable to understand the intricate roles of interfacial states and exchange mechanism between magnetic ions towards the overall response of a magnetic interface or superlattice.
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- J. Jilili
- ELI ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd., Wolfgang Sandner utca 3., Szeged, H-6728 Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Paisos Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, Pohang, 37673 Korea
- Department of Physics and Institute of Quantum Convergence, Kangwon National University, 24341 Chuncheon, Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014 India
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- Higher Education and Industrial Cooperation Centre, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, 3515 Hungary
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
- Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, 90200 Beregszász, Ukraine
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- ELI ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd., Wolfgang Sandner utca 3., Szeged, H-6728 Hungary
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Zhou G, Ji H, Yan Z, Kang P, Li Z, Xu X. Dimensionality control of magnetic coupling at interfaces of cuprate-manganite superlattices. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2021; 8:2485-2493. [PMID: 34870305 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh00790d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The dimensionality of the crystal structure plays a vital role in artificial heterostructures composed of different transition metal oxides. Nonlinear layer-thickness dependence of the exchange bias effect was observed in high-quality SrCuO2/La0.7Sr0.3MnO (LSMO) superlattices induced in the present work by dimensional evolution. In the SCO(n)/LSMO(8) superlattices with thickness below the critical value (5 u.c.), the exchange bias effect decreased and the saturated magnetization increased with increase in SCO thickness. By contrast, the exchange bias effect increased and the saturated magnetization decreased in S(n)L(8) superlattices with thickness above the critical value. This is because the lattice SCO material underwent a breathing-like structural transformation from the planar to a chain-like structure. The results indicate the interfacial superexchange coupling mainly present in the chain-like S(n)L(8) superlattices through X-ray absorption spectroscopy and first principles calculations. This superexchange coupling generated a weak localized magnetic moment to pin the adjacent ferromagnetic layer. However, in the thicker S(n)L(8) superlattices, evolution of magnetic properties was induced by the long-range antiferromagnetic order in the planar SCO layer. Our findings demonstrate that the dimensionality driven structural variation is an effective method to manipulate the electronic reconstruction and the associated physical properties, paving a pathway for the advancement of strongly correlated materials.
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- Guowei Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Technology, Linfen 041004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen 041004, China.
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Technology, Linfen 041004, China.
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Ji H, Zhou G, Zhang J, Wang X, Xu X. Reversible control of magnetic and transport properties of NdNiO3– epitaxial films. J RARE EARTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2020.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Yao F, Meng J, Zhang L, Liu X, Meng J, Zhang H. Strategy to Induce Multiferroic Property in (RTiO 3 ) n /(RVO 3 ) n Superlattices: A First-Principles Study. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:1145-1152. [PMID: 30873705 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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By first-principles calculations, lanthanide contraction is applied on a 1/1 (with symmetric center) and a 2/2 (with non-centrosymmetric polar structure) RTiO3 /RVO3 superlattices to realize quasi-continuous structural distortion modulation. The strong correlations of microscopic structural distortion, magnetic coupling and charge disproportionation accompanying metal-insulator transition (MIT) are clarified. It is found that the effect of lanthanide contraction on the 1/1 and 2/2 RTiO3 /RVO3 superlattices can induce ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic transition within ab VO2 plane and the MIT occurs within these superlattices. And the MIT phenomenon is attributed to the charge disproportionation on V sites caused by the magnetic coupling transition. More structural distortion in the 2/2 RTiO3 /RVO3 superlattice is necessary than that of the 1/1 RTiO3 /RVO3 superlattice to induce the similar magnetic and MIT transition originating from the smaller interface/volume ratio. Based on these results, combining lanthanide contraction and epitaxial strain effects, multiferroic property is realized on 2/2 YTiO3 /YVO3 superlattice. Among all the structural parameters, aspect ratio c/a and Ti-O-V bond angles along the [001] direction are found to play the vital roles in the relevant transition process. Therefore, our calculations provide a microscopic guidance to design and synthesize new multiferroic materials.
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- Fen Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Wang C, Chen C, Chang CH, Tsai HS, Pandey P, Xu C, Böttger R, Chen D, Zeng YJ, Gao X, Helm M, Zhou S. Defect-Induced Exchange Bias in a Single SrRuO 3 Layer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:27472-27476. [PMID: 30033715 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Exchange bias stems from the interaction between different magnetic phases, and therefore, it generally occurs in magnetic multilayers. Here, we present a large exchange bias in a single SrRuO3 layer induced by helium ion irradiation. When the fluence increases, the induced defects not only suppress the magnetization and the Curie temperature but also drive a metal-insulator transition at a low temperature. In particular, a large exchange bias field up to ∼0.36 T can be created by the irradiation. This large exchange bias is related to the coexistence of different magnetic and structural phases that are introduced by embedded defects. Our work demonstrates that spintronic properties in complex oxides can be created and enhanced by applying ion irradiation.
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- Changan Wang
- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden , D-01062 Dresden , Germany
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Optoelectronic Engineering , Shenzhen University , 518060 Shenzhen , China
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- Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research , Helmholtzstrasse 20 , 01069 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Optoelectronic Engineering , Shenzhen University , 518060 Shenzhen , China
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden , D-01062 Dresden , Germany
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- Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Bautzner Landstr. 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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Zhou G, Jiang F, Zang J, Quan Z, Xu X. Observation of Superconductivity in the LaNiO 3/La 0.7Sr 0.3MnO 3 Superlattice. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:1463-1467. [PMID: 29286234 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the pursuit of high-temperature superconductivity like that in cuprates, artificial heterostructures or interfaces have attracted tremendous interest. It has been a long-sought goal to find similar unconventional superconductivity in nickelates. However, as far as we know, this has not yet been experimentally realized. To approach this objective, we synthesized a prototypical superlattice that consists of ultrathin LaNiO3 and La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 layers. Both zero resistance and the Meissner effect are observed using resistive and magnetic measurements of the superlattice. These are experimental indicators for superconductivity in new superconductors. X-ray linear dichroism causes the NiO2 planes to develop electron-occupied x2-y2 orbital order similar to that of cuprate-based superconductors. Our findings demonstrate that artificial interface engineering is suitable for investigating novel physical phenomena, such as superconductivity.
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- Guowei Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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Zhou GW, Guan XF, Bai YH, Quan ZY, Jiang FX, Xu XH. Interfacial Spin Glass State and Exchange Bias in the Epitaxial La 0.7Sr 0.3MnO 3/LaNiO 3 Bilayer. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:330. [PMID: 28476085 PMCID: PMC5418175 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2110-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We study the magnetic properties of an epitaxial growth bilayer composed of ferromagnetic La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) and paramagnetic LaNiO3 (LNO) on SrTiO3 (STO) substrates. We find that the stack order of the bilayer heterostructure plays a key role in the interfacial coupling strength, and the coupling at the LSMO(top)/LNO(bottom) interface is much stronger than that at the LNO(top)/LSMO(bottom). Moreover, a strong spin glass state has been observed at the LSMO/LNO interface, which is further confirmed by two facts: first, that the dependence of the irreversible temperature on the cooling magnetic field follows the Almeida-Thouless line and, second, that the relaxation of the thermal remnant magnetization can be fitted by a stretched exponential function. Interestingly, we also find an exchange bias effect at the LSMO/LNO bilayer below the spin glass freezing temperature, indicating that the exchange bias is strongly correlated with the spin glass state at its interface.
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- Guo-Wei Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China
- Research Institute of Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, People's Republic of China.
- Research Institute of Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, 041004, China.
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Zhou G, Yan Z, Bai Y, Zang J, Quan Z, Qi S, Xu X. Exchange Bias Effect and Orbital Reconstruction in (001)-Oriented LaMnO 3/LaNiO 3 Superlattices. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:39855-39862. [PMID: 29057645 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Paramagnetic LaNiO3 (LNO)-based heterostructures have been attracting the attention of researches, especially since the interesting exchange bias (EB) effect has been observed in (111)-oriented LaMnO3 (LMO)/LNO superlattices (SLs). However, this effect is not expected to occur in the (001) direction SLs. In this paper, we report the observation of an unexpected EB effect in (001)-oriented (LMO)3/(LNO)t SLs. The orbits of interfacial Mn/Ni ions preferentially occupy the strain-stabilized x2 - y2 in ultrathin LNO layers [t ≤ 4 unit cells (u.c.)]. Conversely, as the LNO layer becomes thicker (t ≥ 6 u.c.), the EB effect is absent, and the orbits are reconstructed to form the 3z2 - r2 preferential occupancy. The absence of the EB in thicker LNO-based SLs is attributed to the interfacial charge transfer suppressed by orbital reconstruction as a consequence of the increasing LNO thickness. In the thinner LNO-based SLs, the larger charge transfer results in stronger localized magnetic moments for the cause of the EB effect. These results provide a useful interpretation of the relationship between macroscopic magnetic properties and the microscopic electronic structure in oxide-based heterostructures.
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- Guowei Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
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- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education , Linfen 041004, China
- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology , Linfen 041004, China
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Wang J, Huang Q, Shi P, Zhang K, Tian Y, Yan S, Chen Y, Liu G, Kang S, Mei L. Electrically tunable tunneling rectification magnetoresistance in magnetic tunneling junctions with asymmetric barriers. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:16073-16078. [PMID: 29034397 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr04431c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The development of multifunctional spintronic devices requires simultaneous control of multiple degrees of freedom of electrons, such as charge, spin and orbit, and especially a new physical functionality can be realized by combining two or more different physical mechanisms in one specific device. Here, we report the realization of novel tunneling rectification magnetoresistance (TRMR), where the charge-related rectification and spin-dependent tunneling magnetoresistance are integrated in Co/CoO-ZnO/Co magnetic tunneling junctions with asymmetric tunneling barriers. Moreover, by simultaneously applying direct current and alternating current to the devices, the TRMR has been remarkably tuned in the range from -300% to 2200% at low temperature. This proof-of-concept investigation provides an unexplored avenue towards electrical and magnetic control of charge and spin, which may apply to other heterojunctions to give rise to more fascinating emergent functionalities for future spintronics applications.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Zang J, Zhou G, Bai Y, Quan Z, Xu X. The Exchange Bias of LaMnO 3/LaNiO 3 Superlattices Grown along Different Orientations. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10557. [PMID: 28874786 PMCID: PMC5585352 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11386-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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With the goal of observing and explaining the unexpected exchange bias effect in paramagnetic LaNiO3-based superlattices, a wide range of theoretical and experimental research has been published. Within the scope of this work, we have grown high-quality epitaxial LaMnO3(n)-LaNiO3(n) (LMO/LNO) superlattices (SLs) along (001)-, (110)-, and (111)-oriented SrTiO3 substrates. The exchange bias effect is observed in all cases, regardless of growth orientation of the LMO/LNO SLs. As a result of a combination of a number of synchrotron based x-ray spectroscopy measurements, this effect is attributed to the interfacial charge transfer from Mn to Ni ions that induces localized magnetic moments to pin the ferromagnetic LMO layer. The interaction per area between interfacial Mn and Ni ions is nearly consistent and has no effect on charge transfer for different orientations. The discrepant charge transfer and orbital occupancy can be responsible for the different magnetic properties in LMO/LNO superlattices. Our experimental results present a promising advancement in understanding the origin of magnetic properties along different directions in these materials.
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- Julu Zang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen, 041004, China.,Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology, Linfen, 041004, China
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- Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen, 041004, China.,Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology, Linfen, 041004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education, Linfen, 041004, China. .,Research Institute of Materials Science of Shanxi Normal University & Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Techonology, Linfen, 041004, China.
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