Emergence of interfacial magnetism in strongly-correlated nickelate-titanate superlattices
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| author | Asmara, Teguh Citra Green, Robert J. Suter, Andreas Wei, Yuan Zhang, Wenliang Knez, Daniel Harris, Grant Tseng, Yi Yu, Tianlun Betto, Davide Garcia-Fernandez, Mirian Agrestini, Stefano Klein, Yannick Maximilian Kumar, Neeraj Galdino, Carlos William Salman, Zaher Prokscha, Thomas Medarde, Marisa Müller, Elisabeth Soh, Yona Brookes, Nicholas B. Zhou, Ke-Jin Radovic, Milan Schmitt, Thorsten |
| author_facet | Asmara, Teguh Citra Green, Robert J. Suter, Andreas Wei, Yuan Zhang, Wenliang Knez, Daniel Harris, Grant Tseng, Yi Yu, Tianlun Betto, Davide Garcia-Fernandez, Mirian Agrestini, Stefano Klein, Yannick Maximilian Kumar, Neeraj Galdino, Carlos William Salman, Zaher Prokscha, Thomas Medarde, Marisa Müller, Elisabeth Soh, Yona Brookes, Nicholas B. Zhou, Ke-Jin Radovic, Milan Schmitt, Thorsten |
| contents | Strongly-correlated transition-metal oxides are widely known for their various exotic phenomena. This is exemplified by rare-earth nickelates such as LaNiO$_{3}$, which possess intimate interconnections between their electronic, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom. Their properties can be further enhanced by pairing them in hybrid heterostructures, which can lead to hidden phases and emergent phenomena. An important example is the LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ superlattice, where an interlayer electron transfer has been observed from LaTiO$_{3}$ into LaNiO$_{3}$ leading to a high-spin state. However, macroscopic emergence of magnetic order associated with this high-spin state has so far not been observed. Here, by using muon spin rotation, x-ray absorption, and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, we present direct evidence of an emergent antiferromagnetic order with high magnon energy and exchange interactions at the LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ interface. As the magnetism is purely interfacial, a single LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ interface can essentially behave as an atomically thin strongly-correlated quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnet, potentially allowing its technological utilisation in advanced spintronic devices. Furthermore, its strong quasi-two-dimensional magnetic correlations, orbitally-polarized planar ligand holes, and layered superlattice design make its electronic, magnetic, and lattice configurations resemble the precursor states of superconducting cuprates and nickelates, but with an $S \rightarrow 1$ spin state instead. |
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| spellingShingle | Emergence of interfacial magnetism in strongly-correlated nickelate-titanate superlattices Asmara, Teguh Citra Green, Robert J. Suter, Andreas Wei, Yuan Zhang, Wenliang Knez, Daniel Harris, Grant Tseng, Yi Yu, Tianlun Betto, Davide Garcia-Fernandez, Mirian Agrestini, Stefano Klein, Yannick Maximilian Kumar, Neeraj Galdino, Carlos William Salman, Zaher Prokscha, Thomas Medarde, Marisa Müller, Elisabeth Soh, Yona Brookes, Nicholas B. Zhou, Ke-Jin Radovic, Milan Schmitt, Thorsten Strongly Correlated Electrons Strongly-correlated transition-metal oxides are widely known for their various exotic phenomena. This is exemplified by rare-earth nickelates such as LaNiO$_{3}$, which possess intimate interconnections between their electronic, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom. Their properties can be further enhanced by pairing them in hybrid heterostructures, which can lead to hidden phases and emergent phenomena. An important example is the LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ superlattice, where an interlayer electron transfer has been observed from LaTiO$_{3}$ into LaNiO$_{3}$ leading to a high-spin state. However, macroscopic emergence of magnetic order associated with this high-spin state has so far not been observed. Here, by using muon spin rotation, x-ray absorption, and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, we present direct evidence of an emergent antiferromagnetic order with high magnon energy and exchange interactions at the LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ interface. As the magnetism is purely interfacial, a single LaNiO$_{3}$/LaTiO$_{3}$ interface can essentially behave as an atomically thin strongly-correlated quasi-two-dimensional antiferromagnet, potentially allowing its technological utilisation in advanced spintronic devices. Furthermore, its strong quasi-two-dimensional magnetic correlations, orbitally-polarized planar ligand holes, and layered superlattice design make its electronic, magnetic, and lattice configurations resemble the precursor states of superconducting cuprates and nickelates, but with an $S \rightarrow 1$ spin state instead. |
| title | Emergence of interfacial magnetism in strongly-correlated nickelate-titanate superlattices |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00728 |