Oxygen octahedral distortions in LaMO3/SrTiO3 superlattices
Abstract
Here we study the interfaces between the Mott insulator LaMnO3 (LMO) and the band insulator SrTiO3 (STO) in epitaxially grown superlattices with different thickness ratios and different transport and magnetic behaviors. Using atomic resolution electron energy-loss spectrum imaging, we analyze simultaneously the structural and chemical properties of these interfaces. We find changes in the oxygen octahedral tilts within the LaMnO3 layers when the thickness ratio between the manganite and the titanate layers is varied. Superlattices with thick LMO and ultrathin STO layers present unexpected octahedral tilts in the STO, along with a small amount of oxygen vacancies. On the other hand, thick STO layers exhibit undistorted octahedra while the LMO layers present reduced O octahedral distortions near the interfaces. In conclusion, these findings will be discussed in view of the transport and magnetic differences found in previous studies.
- Authors:
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- Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Madrid (Spain)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Madrid (Spain)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1162066
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; MAT2011-27470-C02; S2009/MAT-1756; 239739 STEMOX
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Microscopy and Microanalysis
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 03; Journal ID: ISSN 1431-9276
- Publisher:
- Microscopy Society of America (MSA)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; scanning transmission electron microscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy; complex oxides; spectrum imaging; manganites; oxygen octahedral tilts; oxygen vacancies
Citation Formats
Sanchez-Santolino, Gabriel, Cabero, Mariona, Varela, Maria, Garcia-Barriocanal, Javier, Leon, Carlos, Pennycook, Stephen J., and Santamaria, Jacobo. Oxygen octahedral distortions in LaMO3/SrTiO3 superlattices. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1017/S1431927614000750.
Sanchez-Santolino, Gabriel, Cabero, Mariona, Varela, Maria, Garcia-Barriocanal, Javier, Leon, Carlos, Pennycook, Stephen J., & Santamaria, Jacobo. Oxygen octahedral distortions in LaMO3/SrTiO3 superlattices. United States. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927614000750
Sanchez-Santolino, Gabriel, Cabero, Mariona, Varela, Maria, Garcia-Barriocanal, Javier, Leon, Carlos, Pennycook, Stephen J., and Santamaria, Jacobo. Thu .
"Oxygen octahedral distortions in LaMO3/SrTiO3 superlattices". United States. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927614000750. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1162066.
@article{osti_1162066,
title = {Oxygen octahedral distortions in LaMO3/SrTiO3 superlattices},
author = {Sanchez-Santolino, Gabriel and Cabero, Mariona and Varela, Maria and Garcia-Barriocanal, Javier and Leon, Carlos and Pennycook, Stephen J. and Santamaria, Jacobo},
abstractNote = {Here we study the interfaces between the Mott insulator LaMnO3 (LMO) and the band insulator SrTiO3 (STO) in epitaxially grown superlattices with different thickness ratios and different transport and magnetic behaviors. Using atomic resolution electron energy-loss spectrum imaging, we analyze simultaneously the structural and chemical properties of these interfaces. We find changes in the oxygen octahedral tilts within the LaMnO3 layers when the thickness ratio between the manganite and the titanate layers is varied. Superlattices with thick LMO and ultrathin STO layers present unexpected octahedral tilts in the STO, along with a small amount of oxygen vacancies. On the other hand, thick STO layers exhibit undistorted octahedra while the LMO layers present reduced O octahedral distortions near the interfaces. In conclusion, these findings will be discussed in view of the transport and magnetic differences found in previous studies.},
doi = {10.1017/S1431927614000750},
journal = {Microscopy and Microanalysis},
number = 03,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}
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