Electronic Coupling of Metal–to–Insulator Transitions in Nickelate–Based Heterostructures

Varbaro, Lucia; Mundet, Bernat; Domínguez, Claribel; Fowlie, Jennifer; Georgescu, Alexandru B.; Korosec, Lukas; Alexander, Duncan T. L.; Triscone, Jean‐Marc

doi:10.1002/aelm.202201291

Electronic Coupling of Metal–to–Insulator Transitions in Nickelate–Based Heterostructures

Journal Article · Wed Mar 22 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Advanced Electronic Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202201291· OSTI ID:2422333

^[1]; Mundet, Bernat ^[2]; Domínguez, Claribel ^[3]; Fowlie, Jennifer ^[4]; Georgescu, Alexandru B. ^[3]; Korosec, Lukas ^[5]; Alexander, Duncan T. L. ^[3]; Triscone, Jean‐Marc ^[6]

Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland); OSTI
Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland); Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

In rare earth nickelates, the metal-to-insulator transition observed as a function of temperature can be described using an electronic and a structural order parameter. The electronic one is linked to the electronic disproportionation observed below the transition temperature and the structural one characterizes the breathing mode that develops in the low temperature phase. Here SmNiO₃/NdNiO₃ superlattices are grown with insulating LaAlO₃ spacer layers to study the unusual coupling of metal-to- insulator transitions observed at SmNiO₃/NdNiO₃ interfaces and determine the role of the two order parameters. Temperature-dependent transport measurements reveal that a single unit cell of LaAlO₃ inserted between SmNiO₃ and NdNiO₃ leads to a complete decoupling of the metal-to-insulator transitions suggesting that the order parameter controlling the coupling is the electronic one.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001209

OSTI ID:: 2422333

Journal Information:: Advanced Electronic Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Electronic Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 9; ISSN 2199-160X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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