Electronic nematicity in Sr 2 RuO 4

Wu, Jie; Nair, Hari P.; Bollinger, Anthony T.; He, Xi; Robinson, Ian; Schreiber, Nathaniel J.; Shen, Kyle M.; Schlom, Darrell G.; Božović, Ivan

doi:10.1073/pnas.1921713117

Electronic nematicity in Sr ₂ RuO ₄

Journal Article · Mon May 04 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921713117· OSTI ID:1617236

Wu, Jie; Nair, Hari P.; Bollinger, Anthony T.; He, Xi; Robinson, Ian; Schreiber, Nathaniel J.; Shen, Kyle M.; Schlom, Darrell G.;

We have measured the angle-resolved transverse resistivity (ARTR), a sensitive indicator of electronic anisotropy, in high-quality thin films of the unconventional superconductor Sr ₂ RuO ₄ grown on various substrates. The ARTR signal, heralding the electronic nematicity or a large nematic susceptibility, is present and substantial already at room temperature and grows by an order of magnitude upon cooling down to 4 K. In Sr ₂ RuO ₄ films deposited on tetragonal substrates the highest-conductivity direction does not coincide with any crystallographic axis. In films deposited on orthorhombic substrates it tends to align with the shorter axis; however, the magnitude of the anisotropy stays the same despite the large lattice distortion. These are strong indications of actual or incipient electronic nematicity in Sr ₂ RuO ₄ .

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

Sponsoring Organization:: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; W.M. Keck Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1617236

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1631009

Report Number(s):: BNL--215952-2020-JAAM

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 117; ISSN 0027-8424

Publisher:: National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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