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Title: Exotic Long-Range Surface Reconstruction on La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Thin Films

Abstract

Due to an extremely diverse phase space, La1–xSrxMnO3, as with other manganites, offers a wide range of tunability and applications including colossal magnetoresistance and use as spin-polarized electrodes. Here, we study an unprecedented, exotic surface reconstruction (6 × 6) in La1–xSrxMnO3 (x = 0.3) observed via low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) shows the surface is relatively flat, with unit-cell step heights, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reveals a strong degree of Sr segregation at the surface. By combining electron diffraction and first-principles computations, we propose that the long-range surface reconstruction consists of a Sr-segregated surface with La (6 × 6) ordering. This study expands our understanding of manganite systems and underscores their ability to form interesting surface reconstructions, driven largely by cation segregation that can potentially be controlled for tuning surface ordering.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1];  [4]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). National Institute for Computational Sciences;; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Joint Institute for Computational Sciences
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science and Technology Div.
  4. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (Brazil). Departamento de Fisica
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1783032
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 13; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; manganites; low energy electron diffraction; surface reconstruction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; surface segregation

Citation Formats

Kelley, Kyle, Sharma, Vinit K., Zhang, Wenrui, Baddorf, Arthur P., Nascimento, Von, and Vasudevan, Rama K. Exotic Long-Range Surface Reconstruction on La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Thin Films. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.0c20166.
Kelley, Kyle, Sharma, Vinit K., Zhang, Wenrui, Baddorf, Arthur P., Nascimento, Von, & Vasudevan, Rama K. Exotic Long-Range Surface Reconstruction on La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Thin Films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c20166
Kelley, Kyle, Sharma, Vinit K., Zhang, Wenrui, Baddorf, Arthur P., Nascimento, Von, and Vasudevan, Rama K. Wed . "Exotic Long-Range Surface Reconstruction on La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Thin Films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c20166. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1783032.
@article{osti_1783032,
title = {Exotic Long-Range Surface Reconstruction on La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 Thin Films},
author = {Kelley, Kyle and Sharma, Vinit K. and Zhang, Wenrui and Baddorf, Arthur P. and Nascimento, Von and Vasudevan, Rama K.},
abstractNote = {Due to an extremely diverse phase space, La1–xSrxMnO3, as with other manganites, offers a wide range of tunability and applications including colossal magnetoresistance and use as spin-polarized electrodes. Here, we study an unprecedented, exotic surface reconstruction (6 × 6) in La1–xSrxMnO3 (x = 0.3) observed via low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) shows the surface is relatively flat, with unit-cell step heights, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reveals a strong degree of Sr segregation at the surface. By combining electron diffraction and first-principles computations, we propose that the long-range surface reconstruction consists of a Sr-segregated surface with La (6 × 6) ordering. This study expands our understanding of manganite systems and underscores their ability to form interesting surface reconstructions, driven largely by cation segregation that can potentially be controlled for tuning surface ordering.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.0c20166},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 7,
volume = 13,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}

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