Strain-induced magnetic transition in CaMnO3 ultrathin films

Pedroso, A.L. ; Barral, M.A. ; Graf, M.E. ; Llois, A.M. ; Aguirre, M.H. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Steren, L.B. ; Di Napoli, S.

Resumen: The effect of high tensile strain and low dimensionality on the magnetic and electronic properties of CaMnO3 ultrathin films, epitaxially grown on SrTiO3 substrates, are experimentally studied and theoretically analyzed. By means of ab initio calculations, we find that both the high strain produced by the substrate and the presence of the free surface contribute to the stabilization of an in-plane ferromagnetic coupling, giving rise to a nonzero net magnetic moment in the ultrathin films. Coupled with this change in the magnetic order we find an insulatormetal transition triggered by the quantum confinement and the tensile epitaxial strain. Accordingly, our magnetic measurements in 3-nm ultrathin films show a ferromagnetic hysteresis loop, absent in the bulk compound due to its G-type antiferromagnetic structure.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.085432

Año: 2020

Publicado en: Physical Review B 102, 8 (2020), 085432 [9 pp]
ISSN: 2469-9950

Factor impacto JCR: 4.036 (2020)

Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 130 / 333 = 0.39 (2020) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER rank: 22 / 69 = 0.319 (2020) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 41 / 160 = 0.256 (2020) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.78 - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Q1) - Condensed Matter Physics (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/734187/EU/Spin conversion, logic storage in oxide-based electronics/SPICOLOST

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Materia Condensada (Dpto. Física Materia Condensa.)