Tunable Collective Excitations in Epitaxial Perovskite Nickelates
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| author | Sun, Mengxia He, Xu Chen, Mingyao Tang, Chi Sin Liu, Xiongfang Dai, Liang Liu, Jishan Zeng, Zhigang Sun, Shuo Breese, Mark B. H. Cai, Chuanbing Du, Yingge Wang, Le Wee, Andrew T. S. Yin, Xinmao |
| author_facet | Sun, Mengxia He, Xu Chen, Mingyao Tang, Chi Sin Liu, Xiongfang Dai, Liang Liu, Jishan Zeng, Zhigang Sun, Shuo Breese, Mark B. H. Cai, Chuanbing Du, Yingge Wang, Le Wee, Andrew T. S. Yin, Xinmao |
| contents | The formation of plasmons through the collective excitation of charge density has generated intense discussions, offering insights to fundamental sciences and potential applications. While the underlying physical principles have been well-established, the effects of many-body interactions and orbital hybridization on plasmonic dynamics remain understudied. In this work, we present the observation of conventional metallic and correlated plasmons in epitaxial La1-xSrxNiO3 (LSNO) films with varying Sr doping concentrations (x = 0, 0.125, 0.25), unveiling their intriguing evolution. Unlike samples at other doping concentrations, the x = 0.125 intermediate doping sample does not exhibit the correlated plasmons despite showing high optical conductivity. Through a comprehensive experimental investigation using spectroscopic ellipsometry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, the O2p-Ni3d orbital hybridization for LSNO with a doping concentration of x = 0.125 is found to be significantly enhanced, alongside a considerable weakening of its effective correlation U*. These factors account for the absence of correlated plasmons and the high optical conductivity observed in LSNO (0.125). Our results underscore the profound impact of orbital hybridization on the electronic structure and the formation of plasmon in strongly-correlated systems. This in turn suggest that LSNO could serve as a promising alternative material in optoelectronic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Tunable Collective Excitations in Epitaxial Perovskite Nickelates Sun, Mengxia He, Xu Chen, Mingyao Tang, Chi Sin Liu, Xiongfang Dai, Liang Liu, Jishan Zeng, Zhigang Sun, Shuo Breese, Mark B. H. Cai, Chuanbing Du, Yingge Wang, Le Wee, Andrew T. S. Yin, Xinmao Materials Science Optics Plasma Physics The formation of plasmons through the collective excitation of charge density has generated intense discussions, offering insights to fundamental sciences and potential applications. While the underlying physical principles have been well-established, the effects of many-body interactions and orbital hybridization on plasmonic dynamics remain understudied. In this work, we present the observation of conventional metallic and correlated plasmons in epitaxial La1-xSrxNiO3 (LSNO) films with varying Sr doping concentrations (x = 0, 0.125, 0.25), unveiling their intriguing evolution. Unlike samples at other doping concentrations, the x = 0.125 intermediate doping sample does not exhibit the correlated plasmons despite showing high optical conductivity. Through a comprehensive experimental investigation using spectroscopic ellipsometry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, the O2p-Ni3d orbital hybridization for LSNO with a doping concentration of x = 0.125 is found to be significantly enhanced, alongside a considerable weakening of its effective correlation U*. These factors account for the absence of correlated plasmons and the high optical conductivity observed in LSNO (0.125). Our results underscore the profound impact of orbital hybridization on the electronic structure and the formation of plasmon in strongly-correlated systems. This in turn suggest that LSNO could serve as a promising alternative material in optoelectronic devices. |
| title | Tunable Collective Excitations in Epitaxial Perovskite Nickelates |
| topic | Materials Science Optics Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19193 |