Phase transitions and magnetic domain coexistence in Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 thin films

Chiu, I-Ting; Kane, Alexander M.; Chopdekar, Rajesh V.; Lyu, Peifen; Mehta, Apurva; Rouleau, Chris M.; N'Diaye, Alpha T.; Arenholz, Elke; Takamura, Yayoi

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.166116

Phase transitions and magnetic domain coexistence in Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 thin films

Journal Article · Mon Nov 11 23:00:00 EST 2019 · Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2019.166116· OSTI ID:1605372

Chiu, I-Ting ^[1]; Kane, Alexander M. ^[2]; Chopdekar, Rajesh V. ^[3]; Lyu, Peifen ^[2]; Mehta, Apurva ^[4]; Rouleau, Chris M. ^[5]; N'Diaye, Alpha T. ^[3]; Arenholz, Elke ^[6]; Takamura, Yayoi ^[2]

Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS); Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS)

We present a study of the physical properties of perovskite oxide Nd_0.5Sr_0.5MnO₃ (NSMO) thin films grown on (110)-oriented SrTiO₃ substrates. In bulk form, NSMO displays coupled magnetic and electronic transitions from paramagnetic/insulator to ferromagnetic (FM)/metal and then to antiferromagnetic (AFM)/charge-ordered insulator with decreasing temperature. In thin films, the AFM ordering only occurs when the films exist in an anisotropic strain state such as those obtained on (110)-oriented cubic substrates. In this work, resonant X-ray reflectivity, soft X-ray photoemission electron microscopy (X-PEEM), and magnetometry measurements showed that the NSMO film displays both vertical and lateral magnetic phase separation. Specifically, the film consists of three layers with different density and magnetic properties. The FM and AFM properties of the main NSMO layer were probed as a function of temperature using soft X-ray magnetic spectroscopy, and the coexistence of lateral FM and AFM domains was demonstrated at 110 K using X-PEEM.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1605372

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2325470
OSTI ID: 1634079

Journal Information:: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Journal Issue: C Vol. 498; ISSN 0304-8853

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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