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Title: Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers

Abstract

Magnetic properties and interfacial phenomena of epitaxial perovskite oxides depend sensitively on parameters such as film thickness and strain state. In this work, epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3(LSCO)/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (LSMO) bilayers were grown on NdGaO3 (NGO) and LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates with a fixed LSMO thickness of 6 nm, and LSCO thickness (tLSCO) varying from 2 to 10 nm. Soft x-ray magnetic spectroscopy revealed that magnetically active Co2+ions that strongly coupled to the LSMO layer were observed below a critical tLSCO for bilayers grown on both substrates. On LAO substrates, this critical thickness was 2 nm, above which the formation of Co2+ ions was quickly suppressed leaving only a soft LSCO layer with mixed valence Co3+/Co4+ ions. The magnetic properties of both LSCO and LSMO layers displayed strong tLSCO dependence. This critical tLSCOincreased to 4 nm on NGO substrates, and the magnetic properties of only the LSCO layer displayed tLSCO dependence. A non-magnetic layer characterized by Co3+ ions and with a thickness below 2 nm exists at the LSCO/substrate interface for both substrates. Therefore, the results contribute to the understanding of interfacial exchange spring behavior needed for applications in next generation spintronic and magnetic memory devices.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. University of California, Davis, CA (United States)
  2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1908924
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231; DMR-1745450
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 132; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Feng, Mingzhen, Ahlm, Nolan J., Kane, Alexander M., Chiu, I-Ting, Sasaki, Dayne Y., Shafer, Padraic, N'Diaye, Alpha T., Mehta, Apurva, and Takamura, Yayoi. Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0122009.
Feng, Mingzhen, Ahlm, Nolan J., Kane, Alexander M., Chiu, I-Ting, Sasaki, Dayne Y., Shafer, Padraic, N'Diaye, Alpha T., Mehta, Apurva, & Takamura, Yayoi. Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0122009
Feng, Mingzhen, Ahlm, Nolan J., Kane, Alexander M., Chiu, I-Ting, Sasaki, Dayne Y., Shafer, Padraic, N'Diaye, Alpha T., Mehta, Apurva, and Takamura, Yayoi. Tue . "Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0122009. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1908924.
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title = {Strain- and thickness-dependent magnetic properties of epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 bilayers},
author = {Feng, Mingzhen and Ahlm, Nolan J. and Kane, Alexander M. and Chiu, I-Ting and Sasaki, Dayne Y. and Shafer, Padraic and N'Diaye, Alpha T. and Mehta, Apurva and Takamura, Yayoi},
abstractNote = {Magnetic properties and interfacial phenomena of epitaxial perovskite oxides depend sensitively on parameters such as film thickness and strain state. In this work, epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33CoO3(LSCO)/La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (LSMO) bilayers were grown on NdGaO3 (NGO) and LaAlO3 (LAO) substrates with a fixed LSMO thickness of 6 nm, and LSCO thickness (tLSCO) varying from 2 to 10 nm. Soft x-ray magnetic spectroscopy revealed that magnetically active Co2+ions that strongly coupled to the LSMO layer were observed below a critical tLSCO for bilayers grown on both substrates. On LAO substrates, this critical thickness was 2 nm, above which the formation of Co2+ ions was quickly suppressed leaving only a soft LSCO layer with mixed valence Co3+/Co4+ ions. The magnetic properties of both LSCO and LSMO layers displayed strong tLSCO dependence. This critical tLSCOincreased to 4 nm on NGO substrates, and the magnetic properties of only the LSCO layer displayed tLSCO dependence. A non-magnetic layer characterized by Co3+ ions and with a thickness below 2 nm exists at the LSCO/substrate interface for both substrates. Therefore, the results contribute to the understanding of interfacial exchange spring behavior needed for applications in next generation spintronic and magnetic memory devices.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0122009},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 19,
volume = 132,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}

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