Tuning magnetic and optical properties through strain in epitaxial LaCrO3 thin films

Sharma, Yogesh; Paudel, Binod; Lee, Jegon; Choi, Woo Seok; Yang, Zhenzhong; Wang, Han; Du, Yingge; Kang, Kyeong Tae; Pilania, Ghanshyam; Chen, Aiping

doi:10.1063/5.0058678

Tuning magnetic and optical properties through strain in epitaxial LaCrO3 thin films

Journal Article · Mon Aug 16 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0058678· OSTI ID:1821891

Sharma, Yogesh ^[1]; Paudel, Binod ^[1]; Lee, Jegon ^[2]; Choi, Woo Seok ^[3]; Yang, Zhenzhong ^[4]; Wang, Han ^[5]; ^[5]; Kang, Kyeong Tae ^[1]; Pilania, Ghanshyam ^[1]; Chen, Aiping ^[1]

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sungyunkwan University
Sungkyunkwan University
Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate
BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

We report on the effect of epitaxial strain on magnetic and optical properties of perovskite LaCrO3 (LCO) single crystal thin films. Epitaxial LCO thin films are grown by pulsed laser deposition on proper choice of substrates to impose different strain states. A combined experimental and theoretical approach is used to demonstrate the direct correlation between lattice-strain and functional properties. The magnetization results show that the lattice anisotropy plays a critical role in controlling the magnetic behavior of LCO films. The strain induced tetragonality in the film lattice strongly affects the optical transitions and charge transfer gap in LCO. This study opens new possibilities to tailoring the functional properties of LCO and related materials by strain engineering in epitaxial growth.

Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1821891

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-159556

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 119

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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