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Title: Influence of electron doping on the ground state of (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4

Abstract

The evolution of the electronic properties of electron-doped (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4 is experimentally explored as the doping limit of La is approached. As electrons are introduced, the electronic ground state transitions from a spin-orbit Mott phase into an electronically phase separated state, where long-range magnetic order vanishes beyond x = 0:02 and charge transport remains percolative up to the limit of La substitution (x =0:06). In particular, the electronic ground state remains inhomogeneous even beyond the collapse of the parent state's long-range antiferromagnetic order, while persistent short-range magnetism survives up to the highest La-substitution levels. Furthermore, as electrons are doped into Sr2IrO4, we observe the appearance of a low temperature magnetic glass-like state intermediate to the complete suppression of antiferromagnetic order. Universalities and di erences in the electron-doped phase diagrams of single layer and bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper strontium iridates are discussed.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [2];  [6];  [7];  [1]
  1. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
  2. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  4. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
  5. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research
  6. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
  7. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Spallation Neutron Source (SNS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1286907
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1211566
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Chen, Xiang, Hogan, Tom, Walkup, D., Zhou, Wenwen, Pokharel, M., Yao, Mengliang, Tian, Wei, Ward, Thomas Zac, Zhao, Y., Parshall, Dr. D., Opeil, C., Lynn, J. W., Madhavan, Vidya, and Wilson, Stephen. Influence of electron doping on the ground state of (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075125.
Chen, Xiang, Hogan, Tom, Walkup, D., Zhou, Wenwen, Pokharel, M., Yao, Mengliang, Tian, Wei, Ward, Thomas Zac, Zhao, Y., Parshall, Dr. D., Opeil, C., Lynn, J. W., Madhavan, Vidya, & Wilson, Stephen. Influence of electron doping on the ground state of (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075125
Chen, Xiang, Hogan, Tom, Walkup, D., Zhou, Wenwen, Pokharel, M., Yao, Mengliang, Tian, Wei, Ward, Thomas Zac, Zhao, Y., Parshall, Dr. D., Opeil, C., Lynn, J. W., Madhavan, Vidya, and Wilson, Stephen. Mon . "Influence of electron doping on the ground state of (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075125. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286907.
@article{osti_1286907,
title = {Influence of electron doping on the ground state of (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4},
author = {Chen, Xiang and Hogan, Tom and Walkup, D. and Zhou, Wenwen and Pokharel, M. and Yao, Mengliang and Tian, Wei and Ward, Thomas Zac and Zhao, Y. and Parshall, Dr. D. and Opeil, C. and Lynn, J. W. and Madhavan, Vidya and Wilson, Stephen},
abstractNote = {The evolution of the electronic properties of electron-doped (Sr1-xLax)2IrO4 is experimentally explored as the doping limit of La is approached. As electrons are introduced, the electronic ground state transitions from a spin-orbit Mott phase into an electronically phase separated state, where long-range magnetic order vanishes beyond x = 0:02 and charge transport remains percolative up to the limit of La substitution (x =0:06). In particular, the electronic ground state remains inhomogeneous even beyond the collapse of the parent state's long-range antiferromagnetic order, while persistent short-range magnetism survives up to the highest La-substitution levels. Furthermore, as electrons are doped into Sr2IrO4, we observe the appearance of a low temperature magnetic glass-like state intermediate to the complete suppression of antiferromagnetic order. Universalities and di erences in the electron-doped phase diagrams of single layer and bilayer Ruddlesden-Popper strontium iridates are discussed.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075125},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 7,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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