Interfacial Coupling-Induced Ferromagnetic Insulator Phase in Manganite Film

Zhang, Bangmin; Wu, Lijun; Yin, Wei-Guo; Sun, Cheng-Jun; Yang, Ping; Venkatesan, T.; Chen, Jingsheng; Zhu, Yimei; Chow, Gan Moog

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01056

Interfacial Coupling-Induced Ferromagnetic Insulator Phase in Manganite Film

Journal Article · Wed Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01056· OSTI ID:1336225

Zhang, Bangmin ^[1]; Wu, Lijun ^[2]; Yin, Wei-Guo ^[2]; Sun, Cheng-Jun ^[3]; Yang, Ping ^[4]; Venkatesan, T. ^[5]; Chen, Jingsheng ^[2]; Zhu, Yimei ^[2]; Chow, Gan Moog ^[1]

National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics & Materials Science Division
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS)
National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). NUSNNI-Nanocore; National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Dept. of Physics; National Univ. of Singapore (Singapore). Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Interfaces with subtle differences in atomic and electronic structures in perovskite ABO₃ heterostructures often yield intriguingly different properties, yet their exact roles remain elusive. Here, we report an integrated study of unusual transport, magnetic, and structural properties of Pr_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ film on SrTiO₃ substrate. The variations in the out-of-plane lattice constant and BO₆ octahedral rotation across the Pr_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/SrTiO₃ interface strongly depend on the thickness of the Pr_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ film. In the 12-nm film, a new interface-sensitive ferromagnetic polaronic insulator (FI') phase is formed during the cubic-to-tetragonal phase transition of SrTiO₃, apparently due to the enhanced electron–phonon interaction and atomic disorder in the film. The transport properties of the FI' phase in the 30-nm film are masked because of the reduced interfacial coupling and smaller interface-to-volume ratio. In conclusion, this work demonstrates how thickness-dependent interfacial coupling leads to the formation of a theoretically predicted ferromagnetic–polaronic insulator, as illustrated in a new phase diagram, that is otherwise ferromagnetic metal (FM) in bulk form.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1336225

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1429904

Report Number(s):: BNL--113256-2016-JA; KC0201010

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 16; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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