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Lan Q, Wang C, Jin L, Schnedler M, Freter L, Fischer K, Caron J, Wei XK, Denneulin T, Kovács A, Ebert P, Zhong X, Dunin-Borkowski RE. Electrostatic Shaping of Magnetic Transition Regions in La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3}. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:057201. [PMID: 35960587 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.057201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
We report a magnetic transition region in La_{0.7}Sr_{0.3}MnO_{3} with gradually changing magnitude of magnetization, but no rotation, stable at all temperatures below T_{C}. Spatially resolved magnetization, composition and Mn valence data reveal that the magnetic transition region is induced by a subtle Mn composition change, leading to charge transfer at the interface due to carrier diffusion and drift. The electrostatic shaping of the magnetic transition region is mediated by the Mn valence, which affects both magnetization by Mn^{3+}-Mn^{4+} double exchange interaction and free carrier concentration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qianqian Lan
- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
- National Center for Electron Microscopy in Beijing, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College, Gakuendai, Shunan, Yamaguchi, 745-8585, Japan
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- TRACE EM Unit and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518048, People's Republic of China
- Nanomanufacturing Laboratory, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C 1) and Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-5), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Yang Y, Wei C, Wang W, Noreldeen HAA, Huang Z, Deng H, Peng H, Xia X, Chen W. 6-Aza-2-thio-thymine-gold nanoclusters: an excellent candidate in the photoelectrochemical field. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6219-6222. [PMID: 35510418 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00291d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The high performance of the photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of AuNCs can be achieved with 6-aza-2-thio-thymine-AuNCs (ATT-AuNCs) as a photoactive material. The ATT-AuNCs yielded a cathodic photocurrent density as high as 88 μA cm-2 with O2 as electron acceptor, which is three orders of magnitude higher than those of other AuNCs in aqueous solutions. Moreover, ATT-AuNCs also show a higher carrier density, shorter Debye length, and smaller depletion layer width than those of reported AuNCs. This work not only reveals the PEC performance and mechanism of ATT-AuNCs, but also establishes a framework for in-depth design and studying the PEC performance of AuNCs.
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- Yu Yang
- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Higher Educational Key Laboratory for Nano Biomedical Technology of Fujian Province, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
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Lee J, Adiga P, Lee SA, Nam SH, Ju HA, Jung MH, Jeong HY, Kim YM, Wong C, Elzein R, Addou R, Stoerzinger KA, Choi WS. Contribution of the Sub-Surface to Electrocatalytic Activity in Atomically Precise La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Heterostructures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103632. [PMID: 34677915 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrocatalytic reactions are known to take place at the catalyst/electrolyte interface. Whereas recent studies of size-dependent activity in nanoparticles and thickness-dependent activity of thin films imply that the sub-surface layers of a catalyst can contribute to the catalytic activity as well, most of these studies consider actual modification of the surfaces. In this study, the role of catalytically active sub-surface layers was investigated by employing atomic-scale thickness control of the La0.7 Sr0.3 MnO3 (LSMO) films and heterostructures, without altering the catalyst/electrolyte interface. The activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) shows a non-monotonic thickness dependence in the LSMO films and a continuous screening effect in LSMO/SrRuO3 heterostructures. The observation leads to the definition of an "electrochemically-relevant depth" on the order of 10 unit cells. This study on the electrocatalytic activity of epitaxial heterostructures provides new insight in designing efficient electrocatalytic nanomaterials and core-shell architectures.
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- Jegon Lee
- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99254, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Chen D, Wang CL. Magnetism manipulated by ferroelectric polarization and epitaxial strain in a La 0.75Sr 0.25MnO 3/BaTiO 3 system. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:6154-6161. [PMID: 33686385 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05961g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Exploring the manipulation of magnetism in perovskite oxides is scientifically interesting and of great technical importance in next-generation magnetic memory. Dual control of magnetism in superlattices through epitaxial strain and ferroelectric polarization may induce rich physical properties. In this work, we demonstrated a strong magnetoelectric coupling that appears in an La0.75Sr0.25MnO3/BaTiO3 superlattice. Reversible transitions in ferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism, with strong magnetoelectric coupling, are achieved by precisely controlling the magnitude and spin-direction of the magnetic moments of Mn. Half-metallicity is demonstrated in the MnO2 layers, accompanied by the spin polarization of the superlattice varying from 100% to 0%. We realize the coexistence of ferroelectric polarization and metallicity, i.e., "ferroelectric metal". The variation in strain and re-orientation of polarization lead to a change in interfacial Ti-O and Mn-O bond lengths, and hence a hybridization state, determining the magnetism of our system. The purpose-designed LSMO/BTO superlattice with intrinsic magnetoelectric coupling is a particularly interesting model system that can provide guidance for the development of spintronic devices.
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- Dong Chen
- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China.
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China.
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Sarraf SY, Trappen R, Kumari S, Bhandari G, Mottaghi N, Huang CY, Cabrera GB, Bristow AD, Holcomb MB. Application of wavelet analysis on transient reflectivity in ultra-thin films. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:14684-14694. [PMID: 31163913 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.014684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Applications of wavelet analysis in ultra-thin film transient reflectivity (TR) measurements have been investigated. Advantages of utilizing different localized wavelet bases, in position and time, have been addressed on the residual TR signals. Morse wavelets have been used to obtain information from the abrupt oscillatory modes in the signal, which are not distinguishable with conventional methods such as Fourier transforms. These abrupt oscillatory modes are caused by the surface, interface, or any short-lived oscillatory modes which are suppressed in the TR signal in ultra-thin films. It is demonstrated that by choosing different Morse wavelets, information regarding different oscillatory modes in the TR signal of a heterostructure thin film is achievable. Moreover, by performing wavelet analysis on multiferroic heterostructures, oscillatory modes with very close energy ranges are easily distinguishable. For illustration, residuals of the TR signals have been obtained by a pump-probe setup in reflectivity mode on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3 and BaTiO3/La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3 samples, where sufficient signal to noise ratios have been achieved by taking multiple scans. The residual signals have been analyzed with Morse wavelets, and multiple oscillatory modes with close energy ranges have been observed and distinguished. This approach can isolate the location of various oscillatory modes at the surface, interface and in the bulk of the heterostructure sample.
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