Strain-induced high-temperature perovskite ferromagnetic insulator

Meng, Dechao; Guo, Hongli; Cui, Zhangzhang; Ma, Chao; Zhao, Jin; Lu, Jiangbo; Xu, Hui; Wang, Zhicheng; Hu, Xiang; Fu, Zhengping; Peng, Ranran; Guo, Jinghua; Zhai, Xiaofang; Brown, Gail J.; Knize, Randy; Lu, Yalin

doi:10.1073/pnas.1707817115

Title: Strain-induced high-temperature perovskite ferromagnetic insulator

Journal Article · Mon Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707817115· OSTI ID:1465448

Meng, Dechao ^[1]; Guo, Hongli ^[2]; Cui, Zhangzhang ^[3]; Ma, Chao ^[1]; Zhao, Jin ^[1]; Lu, Jiangbo ^[4]; Xu, Hui ^[1]; Wang, Zhicheng ^[1]; Hu, Xiang ^[1]; Fu, Zhengping ^[1]; Peng, Ranran ^[1]; Guo, Jinghua ^[5]; Zhai, Xiaofang ^[1]; Brown, Gail J. ^[6]; Knize, Randy ^[7]; Lu, Yalin ^[8]

Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (People's Republic of China)
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (People's Republic of China); Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui (People's Republic of China)
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (People's Republic of China); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Shaanxi Normal Univ., Shaanxi (People's Republic of China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States)
US Air Force Academy, CO (United States)
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Anhui (People's Republic of China); Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (United States); US Air Force Academy, CO (United States)

Ferromagnetic insulators are required for many new magnetic devices, such as dissipationless quantum-spintronic devices, magnetic tunneling junctions, etc. Ferromagnetic insulators with a high Curie temperature and a high-symmetry structure are critical integration with common single-crystalline oxide films or substrates. So far, the commonly used ferromagnetic insulators mostly possess low-symmetry structures associated with a poor growth quality and widespread properties. The few known high-symmetry materials either have extremely low Curie temperatures (≤16 K), or require chemical doping of an otherwise antiferromagnetic matrix. Here we present compelling evidence that the LaCoO₃ single-crystalline thin film under tensile strain is a rare undoped perovskite ferromagnetic insulator with a remarkably high T_C of up to 90 K. Both experiments and first-principles calculations demonstrate tensile-strain-induced ferromagnetism which does not exist in bulk LaCoO₃. The ferromagnetism is strongest within a nearly stoichiometric structure, disappearing when the Co²⁺ defect concentration reaches about 10%. Furthermore, significant impact of the research includes demonstration of a strain-induced high-temperature ferromagnetic insulator, successful elevation of the transition over the liquid-nitrogen temperature, and high potential for integration into large-area device fabrication processes.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

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OSTI ID:: 1465448

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 115, Issue 12; Related Information: © 2018 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.; ISSN 0027-8424

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