Effect of lattice strain on magnetism in epitaxial YCrO3 films

Paudel, Binod; Sharma, Yogesh; Derby, Benjamin Kyle; Pilania, Ghanshyam; Schneider, Matthew M.; Jones, Andrew Crandall; Nakotte, Heinz; Pettes, Michael Thompson; Chen, Aiping

doi:10.1080/21663831.2021.2010822

Effect of lattice strain on magnetism in epitaxial YCrO₃ films

Journal Article · Sat Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Materials Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2021.2010822· OSTI ID:1840888

Paudel, Binod ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[2]; Nakotte, Heinz ^[4]; ^[2]; ^[3]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT); New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)

The influence of lattice strain on magnetism is studied for perovskite rare-earth chromite, YCrO₃ (YCO) thin films. A combined theoretical and experimental approach is used to demonstrate the correlation between lattice-strain and magnetic properties of YCO films. The first-principles calculations reveal that the local Cr magnetic moments and the out-of-plane magnetization linearly increase with changing the in-plane lattice strain from compressive to tensile. The experimental results agree with the theory findings showing a strong dependence of magnetization on epitaxial strain in YCO films. These results unveil the lattice-strain-controlled functionalities on perovskite rare-earth chromites and related material systems.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1840888

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--21-30206

Journal Information:: Materials Research Letters, Journal Name: Materials Research Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2166-3831

Publisher:: Taylor and FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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