Strain-relaxation and critical thickness of epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 films

Meyer, Tricia L; Jiang, Lu; Park, Sungkyun; Egami, Takeshi; Lee, Ho Nyung

doi:10.1063/1.4937170

Strain-relaxation and critical thickness of epitaxial La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ films

Journal Article · Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2015 · APL Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937170· OSTI ID:1234342

Meyer, Tricia L ^[1]; Jiang, Lu ^[2]; Park, Sungkyun ^[3]; Egami, Takeshi ^[2]; Lee, Ho Nyung ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Pusan National Univ., Busan (Korea, Republic of); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

We report the thickness-dependent strain-relaxation behavior and the associated impacts upon the superconductivity in epitaxial La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ films grown on different substrates, which provide a range of strain. We have found that the critical thickness for the onset of superconductivity in La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ films is associated with the finite thickness effect and epitaxial strain. In particular, thin films with tensile strain greater than ~0.25% revealed no superconductivity. We attribute this phenomenon to the inherent formation of oxygen vacancies that can be minimized via strain relaxation.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1234342

Journal Information:: APL Materials, Journal Name: APL Materials Vol. 3; ISSN 2166-532X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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