Anisotropic Spin Stripe Domains in Bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$

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Autori principali: Gupta, N. K, Gong, R., Wu, Y., Kang, M., Parzyck, C. T., Gregory, B. Z., Costa, N., Sutarto, R., Sarker, S., Singer, A., Schlom, D. G., Shen, K. M., Hawthorn, D. G.
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author Gupta, N. K
Gong, R.
Wu, Y.
Kang, M.
Parzyck, C. T.
Gregory, B. Z.
Costa, N.
Sutarto, R.
Sarker, S.
Singer, A.
Schlom, D. G.
Shen, K. M.
Hawthorn, D. G.
author_facet Gupta, N. K
Gong, R.
Wu, Y.
Kang, M.
Parzyck, C. T.
Gregory, B. Z.
Costa, N.
Sutarto, R.
Sarker, S.
Singer, A.
Schlom, D. G.
Shen, K. M.
Hawthorn, D. G.
contents The discovery of superconductivity in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under pressure has motivated the investigation of a parent spin density wave (SDW) state, which could provide the underlying pairing interaction. Here, we employ resonant soft x-ray scattering and polarimetry on thin films of bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ to determine that the magnetic structure of the SDW forms unidirectional diagonal spin stripes with moments lying within the NiO$_2$ plane and perpendicular to $\mathbf{Q}_{SDW}$, but without evidence of the strong charge disproportionation typically associated with other nickelates. These stripes form anisotropic domains with shorter correlation lengths perpendicular versus parallel to $\mathbf{Q}_{SDW}$, revealing nanoscale rotational and translational symmetry breaking analogous to the cuprate and Fe-based superconductors, with possible Bloch-like antiferromagnetic domain walls separating orthogonal domains.
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spellingShingle Anisotropic Spin Stripe Domains in Bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$
Gupta, N. K
Gong, R.
Wu, Y.
Kang, M.
Parzyck, C. T.
Gregory, B. Z.
Costa, N.
Sutarto, R.
Sarker, S.
Singer, A.
Schlom, D. G.
Shen, K. M.
Hawthorn, D. G.
Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The discovery of superconductivity in La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ under pressure has motivated the investigation of a parent spin density wave (SDW) state, which could provide the underlying pairing interaction. Here, we employ resonant soft x-ray scattering and polarimetry on thin films of bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$ to determine that the magnetic structure of the SDW forms unidirectional diagonal spin stripes with moments lying within the NiO$_2$ plane and perpendicular to $\mathbf{Q}_{SDW}$, but without evidence of the strong charge disproportionation typically associated with other nickelates. These stripes form anisotropic domains with shorter correlation lengths perpendicular versus parallel to $\mathbf{Q}_{SDW}$, revealing nanoscale rotational and translational symmetry breaking analogous to the cuprate and Fe-based superconductors, with possible Bloch-like antiferromagnetic domain walls separating orthogonal domains.
title Anisotropic Spin Stripe Domains in Bilayer La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$
topic Superconductivity
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.03210