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Title: Magnetism and Metal-Insulator Transition in Oxygen Deficient SrTiO3

Abstract

First-principles calculations to study the electronic and magnetic properties of bulk, oxygen-deficient SrTiO3 (STO) under different doping conditions and densities have been conducted. The appearance of magnetism in oxygen-deficient STO is not determined solely by the presence of a single oxygen vacancy but by the density of free carriers and the relative proximity of the vacant sites. We find that while an isolated vacancy behaves as a non-magnetic double donor, manipulation of the doping conditions allows the stability of a single donor state, with emergent local moments coupled ferromagnetically by carriers in the conduction band (CB). Strong local lattice distortions enhance the binding of this state. As a result, the energy of the in-gap local moment can be further tuned by orthorhombic strain. Consequently we find that the free- carrier density and strain are fundamental components to obtaining trapped spin-polarized electrons in oxygen-deficient STO, which may have important implications in the design of optical devices.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1215569
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1214345; OSTI ID: 1357892
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Lopez-Bezanilla, Alejandro, Ganesh, Panchapakesan, and Littlewood, Peter B. Magnetism and Metal-Insulator Transition in Oxygen Deficient SrTiO3. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.115112.
Lopez-Bezanilla, Alejandro, Ganesh, Panchapakesan, & Littlewood, Peter B. Magnetism and Metal-Insulator Transition in Oxygen Deficient SrTiO3. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.115112
Lopez-Bezanilla, Alejandro, Ganesh, Panchapakesan, and Littlewood, Peter B. Tue . "Magnetism and Metal-Insulator Transition in Oxygen Deficient SrTiO3". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.115112. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215569.
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abstractNote = {First-principles calculations to study the electronic and magnetic properties of bulk, oxygen-deficient SrTiO3 (STO) under different doping conditions and densities have been conducted. The appearance of magnetism in oxygen-deficient STO is not determined solely by the presence of a single oxygen vacancy but by the density of free carriers and the relative proximity of the vacant sites. We find that while an isolated vacancy behaves as a non-magnetic double donor, manipulation of the doping conditions allows the stability of a single donor state, with emergent local moments coupled ferromagnetically by carriers in the conduction band (CB). Strong local lattice distortions enhance the binding of this state. As a result, the energy of the in-gap local moment can be further tuned by orthorhombic strain. Consequently we find that the free- carrier density and strain are fundamental components to obtaining trapped spin-polarized electrons in oxygen-deficient STO, which may have important implications in the design of optical devices.},
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year = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
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