Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 , DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/abdeff Furong Han 1, 2 , Xiaobing Chen 1, 2 , Jianlin Wang 1, 2 , Xudan Huang 1, 2 , Jine Zhang 1, 2 , Jinghua Song 1, 2 , Banggui Liu 1, 2 , Yuansha Chen 1, 2, 3 , Xuedong Bai 1, 2 , Fengxia Hu 1, 2, 4 , Baogen Shen 1, 2, 4 , Jirong Sun 1, 2, 4, 5
Heterostructure with a symmetry-mismatched interface provides a promising playground for the exploration of emergent phenomena. Herein, we report a systematic investigation on La2/3Sr1/3MnO3/YBaCo2O5+δ (LSMO/YBCO) grown on SrTiO3, a heterostructure formed by perovskite oxides of different symmetry. A high-resolution lattice image shows the formation of high-quality perovskite LSMO and A-site cation-ordered oxygen-deficient double perovskite YBCO, without any signatures of atomic reconfiguration at the interface. Surprisingly, the YBCO-buffered LSMO exhibits perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), though bare LSMO film is in-plane anisotropic. The PMA is robust, appearing even when the thickness of YBCO is only one unit cell. The typical anisotropy constant is ∼4 106 erg cm−3. X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis reveals a preferential occupation of the orbital compared with , which is confirmed by density functional theory calculations. This orbital reconstruction accounts for the PMA. The formation of a covalent bond between Mn and Co caged by different oxygen polyhedrons, an octahedron and a square pyramid, respectively, stabilizes the orbital reconstruction, resulting in anomalous spin orientation.
中文翻译:
La 2/3 Sr 1/3 MnO 3 –YBaCo 2 O 5+ δ 层间耦合引起的垂直磁各向异性
具有不对称对称界面的异质结构为探索新兴现象提供了广阔的前景。在此,我们报告了在SrTiO 3上生长的La 2/3 Sr 1/3 MnO 3 / YBaCo 2 O 5+ δ (LSMO / YBCO)的系统研究。,是由不同对称的钙钛矿氧化物形成的异质结构。高分辨率晶格图像显示了高质量钙钛矿LSMO和A位阳离子序缺氧的双重钙钛矿YBCO的形成,界面上没有任何原子重配置的迹象。出乎意料的是,尽管裸露的LSMO膜是面内各向异性的,但YBCO缓冲的LSMO却表现出垂直磁各向异性(PMA)。PMA坚固耐用,即使YBCO的厚度仅为一个晶胞时也会出现。典型的各向异性常数为〜4 10 6 erg cm -3。X射线吸收光谱分析显示与,这已通过密度泛函理论计算得到证实。轨道重建是PMA的原因。分别由不同的氧多面体,八面体和四棱锥笼罩的Mn和Co之间的共价键的形成稳定了轨道的重构,导致反常的自旋取向。