Real Space Imaging of Spin Stripe Domain Fluctuations in a Complex Oxide

Wu, Longlong; Shen, Yao; Barbour, Andi M.; Wang, Wei; Prabhakaran, Dharmalingam; Boothroyd, Andrew T.; Mazzoli, Claudio; Tranquada, John M.; Dean, Mark P. M.; Robinson, Ian K.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.127.275301

Title: Real Space Imaging of Spin Stripe Domain Fluctuations in a Complex Oxide

Journal Article · 27 December 2021 · Physical Review Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.127.275301 · OSTI ID:1834035

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Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom). Clarendon Lab.
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Univ. College London (United Kingdom). London Centre for Nanotechnology

Understanding the formation and dynamics of charge and spin-ordered states in low-dimensional transition metal oxide materials is crucial to understanding unconventional high-temperature superconductivity. La_2-xSr_xNiO_4+δ (LSNO) has attracted much attention due to its interesting spin dynamics. Recent x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy studies have revealed slow dynamics of the spin order (SO) stripes in LSNO. Here, we applied resonant soft x-ray ptychography to map the spatial distribution of the SO stripe domain inhomogeneity in real space. The reconstructed images show the SO domains are spatially anisotropic, in agreement with previous diffraction studies. For the SO stripe domains, it is found that the correlation lengths along different directions are strongly coupled in space. Surprisingly, fluctuations were observed in the real space amplitude signal, rather than the phase or position. Overall, we attribute the observed slow dynamics of the stripe domains in LSNO to thermal fluctuations of the SO domain boundaries.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1834035

Report Number(s):: BNL--222443-2021-JAAM

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 27 Vol. 127; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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