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Title: Multiferroic behavior in EuTiO3 films constrained by symmetry

Abstract

We have elucidated the spin, lattice, charge, and orbital coupling mechanism underlying the multiferroic character in tensile-strained EuTiO3 films. Symmetry determined by oxygen octahedral tilting shapes the hybridization between the Eu 4f and the Ti 3d orbitals, and this inhibits predicted Ti displacement proper ferroelectricity. Instead, phonon softening emerges at low temperatures within the pseudocube (110) plane, orthogonal to the anticipated ferroelectric polarization symmetry. Additionally, the magnetic anisotropy is determined by orbital distortion through hybridization between the Ti 3d and the typically isotropic Eu2+ 4f states. Here, this unique scenario demonstrates the critical role symmetry plays in the coupling of order parameters defining multiferroic behavior.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [2];  [2];  [4];  [5]; ORCiD logo [6];  [7];  [7]; ORCiD logo [8];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Dublin City University (Ireland)
  2. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
  4. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)
  5. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States); Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY (United States)
  6. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
  7. University of Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  8. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real (Spain)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1657858
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1756928
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0016371; AC02-98CH10886; NNCI-1542081; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 101; Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Magnetic order; Magneto-dielectric effect; Ferromagnets; Multiferroics; X-ray resonant magnetic scattering

Citation Formats

Ryan, P. J., Sterbinsky, G. E., Choi, Y., Woicik, J. C., Zhu, Leyi, Jiang, J. S., Lee, J. -H., Schlom, D. G., Birol, T., Brown, S. D., Thompson, P. B. J., Normile, P. S., Lang, J., and Kim, J. -W. Multiferroic behavior in EuTiO3 films constrained by symmetry. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1103/physrevb.101.180409.
Ryan, P. J., Sterbinsky, G. E., Choi, Y., Woicik, J. C., Zhu, Leyi, Jiang, J. S., Lee, J. -H., Schlom, D. G., Birol, T., Brown, S. D., Thompson, P. B. J., Normile, P. S., Lang, J., & Kim, J. -W. Multiferroic behavior in EuTiO3 films constrained by symmetry. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.101.180409
Ryan, P. J., Sterbinsky, G. E., Choi, Y., Woicik, J. C., Zhu, Leyi, Jiang, J. S., Lee, J. -H., Schlom, D. G., Birol, T., Brown, S. D., Thompson, P. B. J., Normile, P. S., Lang, J., and Kim, J. -W. Fri . "Multiferroic behavior in EuTiO3 films constrained by symmetry". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.101.180409. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1657858.
@article{osti_1657858,
title = {Multiferroic behavior in EuTiO3 films constrained by symmetry},
author = {Ryan, P. J. and Sterbinsky, G. E. and Choi, Y. and Woicik, J. C. and Zhu, Leyi and Jiang, J. S. and Lee, J. -H. and Schlom, D. G. and Birol, T. and Brown, S. D. and Thompson, P. B. J. and Normile, P. S. and Lang, J. and Kim, J. -W.},
abstractNote = {We have elucidated the spin, lattice, charge, and orbital coupling mechanism underlying the multiferroic character in tensile-strained EuTiO3 films. Symmetry determined by oxygen octahedral tilting shapes the hybridization between the Eu 4f and the Ti 3d orbitals, and this inhibits predicted Ti displacement proper ferroelectricity. Instead, phonon softening emerges at low temperatures within the pseudocube (110) plane, orthogonal to the anticipated ferroelectric polarization symmetry. Additionally, the magnetic anisotropy is determined by orbital distortion through hybridization between the Ti 3d and the typically isotropic Eu2+ 4f states. Here, this unique scenario demonstrates the critical role symmetry plays in the coupling of order parameters defining multiferroic behavior.},
doi = {10.1103/physrevb.101.180409},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 18,
volume = 101,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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