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Title: Tunable Metallicity at La5/8Ca3/8MnO3(001)Surface by Oxygen Overlayer

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

We study the surface structure of La5/8Ca3/8MnO3(001) using in-situ scanning tunnelingmicroscopy (STM). Atomically resolved STM images reveal that a ( 2 " 2)R45oreconstructed surface and a (1 1) surface can be converted back and forth through adsorptionand desorption of oxygen at the surface. Electrical properties of the surfaces are investigated byscanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). I-V curves clearly show that the presence of an oxygen overlayer renders the surface insulating while the (1 1) surface without the oxygen overlayer is metallic.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
989115
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 6; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English