Sub-unit cell engineering of CrVO$_3$ superlattice thin films
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| author | Bellani, Claudio Mellaerts, Simon Hsu, Wei-Fan Schouteden, Koen Binetti, Alberto Annys, Arno Zhang, Zezhong Gauquelin, Nicolas Verbeeck, Johan López-Sánchez, Jesús del Campo, Adolfo Jung, Soon-Gil Park, Tuson Houssa, Michel Locquet, Jean-Pierre Seo, Jin Won |
| author_facet | Bellani, Claudio Mellaerts, Simon Hsu, Wei-Fan Schouteden, Koen Binetti, Alberto Annys, Arno Zhang, Zezhong Gauquelin, Nicolas Verbeeck, Johan López-Sánchez, Jesús del Campo, Adolfo Jung, Soon-Gil Park, Tuson Houssa, Michel Locquet, Jean-Pierre Seo, Jin Won |
| contents | Ordered corundum oxides introduce new prospects in the field of functional oxides thin films, complementing the more widely studied class of ABO$_3$ perovskites. In this work, we take advantage of the layer-by-layer growth regime to fabricate epitaxial CrVO$_3$ superlattice thin films with atomic-scale accuracy on the periodic arrangement of Cr and V layers. By means of X-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, we confirm the thickness control in the sub-unit cell scale, alternating 3, 2 or 1 single atomic layers of Cr$_2$O$_3$ and V$_2$O$_3$. For the first time, we stabilize the ilmenite phase of CrVO$_3$ (space group R-3) and compare the functional properties of the thin film with those calculated by density functional theory. This novel approach to the growth of ordered corundum oxides opens the path towards the stabilization of new complex oxides with tailored properties by varying the composition and the superlattice period, ultimately broadening the family of functional rhombohedral oxides. |
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| spellingShingle | Sub-unit cell engineering of CrVO$_3$ superlattice thin films Bellani, Claudio Mellaerts, Simon Hsu, Wei-Fan Schouteden, Koen Binetti, Alberto Annys, Arno Zhang, Zezhong Gauquelin, Nicolas Verbeeck, Johan López-Sánchez, Jesús del Campo, Adolfo Jung, Soon-Gil Park, Tuson Houssa, Michel Locquet, Jean-Pierre Seo, Jin Won Materials Science Ordered corundum oxides introduce new prospects in the field of functional oxides thin films, complementing the more widely studied class of ABO$_3$ perovskites. In this work, we take advantage of the layer-by-layer growth regime to fabricate epitaxial CrVO$_3$ superlattice thin films with atomic-scale accuracy on the periodic arrangement of Cr and V layers. By means of X-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, we confirm the thickness control in the sub-unit cell scale, alternating 3, 2 or 1 single atomic layers of Cr$_2$O$_3$ and V$_2$O$_3$. For the first time, we stabilize the ilmenite phase of CrVO$_3$ (space group R-3) and compare the functional properties of the thin film with those calculated by density functional theory. This novel approach to the growth of ordered corundum oxides opens the path towards the stabilization of new complex oxides with tailored properties by varying the composition and the superlattice period, ultimately broadening the family of functional rhombohedral oxides. |
| title | Sub-unit cell engineering of CrVO$_3$ superlattice thin films |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.17606 |