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Title: Effect of (1 1 1)-oriented strain on the structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films

Abstract

Using strain, i.e. subtle changes in lattice constant in a thin film induced by the underlying substrate, opens up intriguing new ways to control material properties. We present a study of the effects of strain on structural and ferromagnetic properties of (1 1 1)pc-oriented La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 epitaxial thin films grown on NdGaO3, SrTiO3, and DyScO3 substrates. (The subscript pc denotes the pseudo-cubic symmetry.) The results show that La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 assumes a monoclinic unit cell on NdGaO3 and DyScO3 and a rhombohedral unit cell on SrTiO3. For La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on NdGaO3 and DyScO3 a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is found, while La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on SrTiO3 is magnetically isotropic. The Néel model is used to explain the anisotropy of the thin films on NdGaO3 and SrTiO3, however, for La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on DyScO3 the effect of octahedral rotations needs to be included through the single ion model. Finally, through examination of the Curie temperature of the strained films we suggest that (1 1 1)-strain has a different effect on the Jahn-Teller splitting of eg and t2g electron levels than what is seen in (0 0 1)pc-oriented La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films.

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  1. Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway). Dept. of Electronic Systems
  2. Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway). Dept. of Electronic Systems; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1460335
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; 231290
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 30; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 0953-8984
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; strain; LSMO; magnetic anisotropy; crystal symmetry

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Bolstad, T., Lysne, E., Hallsteinsen, I., Arenholz, E., Osterberg, U. L., and Tybell, T. Effect of (1 1 1)-oriented strain on the structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1088/1361-648X/aac468.
Bolstad, T., Lysne, E., Hallsteinsen, I., Arenholz, E., Osterberg, U. L., & Tybell, T. Effect of (1 1 1)-oriented strain on the structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aac468
Bolstad, T., Lysne, E., Hallsteinsen, I., Arenholz, E., Osterberg, U. L., and Tybell, T. Thu . "Effect of (1 1 1)-oriented strain on the structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aac468. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1460335.
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title = {Effect of (1 1 1)-oriented strain on the structure and magnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films},
author = {Bolstad, T. and Lysne, E. and Hallsteinsen, I. and Arenholz, E. and Osterberg, U. L. and Tybell, T.},
abstractNote = {Using strain, i.e. subtle changes in lattice constant in a thin film induced by the underlying substrate, opens up intriguing new ways to control material properties. We present a study of the effects of strain on structural and ferromagnetic properties of (1 1 1)pc-oriented La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 epitaxial thin films grown on NdGaO3, SrTiO3, and DyScO3 substrates. (The subscript pc denotes the pseudo-cubic symmetry.) The results show that La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 assumes a monoclinic unit cell on NdGaO3 and DyScO3 and a rhombohedral unit cell on SrTiO3. For La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on NdGaO3 and DyScO3 a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is found, while La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on SrTiO3 is magnetically isotropic. The Néel model is used to explain the anisotropy of the thin films on NdGaO3 and SrTiO3, however, for La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on DyScO3 the effect of octahedral rotations needs to be included through the single ion model. Finally, through examination of the Curie temperature of the strained films we suggest that (1 1 1)-strain has a different effect on the Jahn-Teller splitting of eg and t2g electron levels than what is seen in (0 0 1)pc-oriented La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films.},
doi = {10.1088/1361-648X/aac468},
journal = {Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter},
number = 25,
volume = 30,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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