Perovskite-structured nickelates,ReNiO_(3)(Re=rare earth),have long garnered significant research interest due to their sharp and highly tunable metal-insulator transitions(MITs).Doping the parent compound ReNiO_(3)wi...Perovskite-structured nickelates,ReNiO_(3)(Re=rare earth),have long garnered significant research interest due to their sharp and highly tunable metal-insulator transitions(MITs).Doping the parent compound ReNiO_(3)with alkaline earth metal can substantially suppress this MIT.Recently,intriguing superconductivity has been discovered in doped infinite-layer nickelates(ReNiO_(2)),while the mechanism behind A-site doping-suppressed MIT in the parent compound ReNiO_(3)remains unclear.To address this problem,we grew a series of Nd_(1−x)Sr_(x)NiO_(3)(NSNO,x=0–0.2)thin films and conducted systematic electrical transport measurements.Our resistivity and Hall measurements suggest that Sr-induced excessive holes are not the primary reason for MIT suppression.Instead,first-principles calculations indicate that Sr cations,with larger ionic radius,suppress breathing mode distortions and promote charge transfer between oxygen and Ni cations.This process weakens Ni–O bond disproportionation and Ni^(2+)/Ni^(4+)charge disproportionation.Such significant modulations in lattice and electronic structures convert the ground state from a charge-disproportionated antiferromagnetic insulator to a paramagnetic metal,thereby suppressing the MIT.This scenario is further supported by the weakened MIT observed in the tensile-strained NSNO/SrTiO_(3)(001)films.Our work reveals the A-side doping-modulated electrical transport of perovskite nickelate films,providing deeper insights into novel electric phases in these strongly correlated nickelate systems.展开更多
The ability to control magnetic vortex is critical for their potential applications in spintronic devices.Traditional methods including magnetic field,spin-polarized current etc.have been used to flip the core and/or ...The ability to control magnetic vortex is critical for their potential applications in spintronic devices.Traditional methods including magnetic field,spin-polarized current etc.have been used to flip the core and/or reverse circulation of vortex.However,it is challenging for deterministic electric-field control of the single magnetic vortex textures with time-reversal broken symmetry and no planar magnetic anisotropy.Here it is reported that a deterministic reversal of single magnetic vortex circulation can be driven back and forth by a space-varying strain in multiferroic heterostructures,which is controlled by using a bi-axial pulsed electric field.Phase-field simulation reveals the mechanism of the emerging magnetoelastic energy with the space variation and visualizes the reversal pathway of the vortex.This deterministic electric-field control of the single magnetic vortex textures demonstrates a new approach to integrate the low-dimensional spin texture into the magnetoelectric thin film devices with low energy consumption.展开更多
As a prototypical half-metallic ferromagnet,La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)(LSMO)has been extensively studied due to its versatile physical properties and great potential in spintronic applications.However,the weak perpendi...As a prototypical half-metallic ferromagnet,La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)(LSMO)has been extensively studied due to its versatile physical properties and great potential in spintronic applications.However,the weak perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(PMA)limits the controllability and detection of magnetism in LSMO,thus hindering the realization of oxide-based spintronic devices with low energy consumption and high integration level.Motivated by this challenge,we develop an experimental approach to enhance the PMA of LSMO epitaxial films.By cooperatively introducing 4d Ru doping and a moderate compressive strain,the maximum uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in Ru-doped LSMO can reach 3.0×10^(5)J/m^(3)at 10 K.Furthermore,we find a significant anisotropic magnetoresistance effect in these Ru-doped LSMO films,which is dominated by the strong PMA.Our findings offer an effective pathway to harness and detect the orientations of magnetic moments in LSMO films,thus promoting the feasibility of oxide-based spintronic devices,such as spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions.展开更多
Three-magnon scattering,a nonlinear process in which a high-energy magnon splits into two low-energy magnons with energy and momentum conservation,has been widely studied in the magnonics community.Here,we report expe...Three-magnon scattering,a nonlinear process in which a high-energy magnon splits into two low-energy magnons with energy and momentum conservation,has been widely studied in the magnonics community.Here,we report experimental observation of nonlinear three-magnon scattering in La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)thin films with low magnetic damping(~10^(-4))by all-electric and angle-resolved spin wave spectroscopy.The reflection spectra of the spin wave resonance with high-power excitation at Damon–Eshbach configuration demonstrate a scattering regime with gradual signal disappearance,where a magnon of Damon–Eshbach mode decays into two magnons of volume mode above the threshold power(-10 dBm)of the injected microwave.The nonlinear scattering is only allowed at low-field regime and the calculated dispersions of dipole-exchange spin wave claim the mechanism of allowed and forbidden three-magnon scattering.The films and heterostructures of La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)have been already demonstrated with rich physical phenomena and great versatility,in this work the nonlinear magnetic dynamics of La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)thin films is revealed,which offer more possibility for applications to oxide magnonics and nonlinear magnonic devices.展开更多
Control of magnetic anisotropy in low-dimensional systems is of paramount importance in terms of their fundamental and technological perspectives.La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3)(LSMO)is a ferromagnetic half-metal with a high ...Control of magnetic anisotropy in low-dimensional systems is of paramount importance in terms of their fundamental and technological perspectives.La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3)(LSMO)is a ferromagnetic half-metal with a high Curie temperature and many efforts have been made to control its magnetic anisotropy.However,the relationship between the evolution of the magnetic anisotropy orientation and the electronic structure of low-dimensional LSMO still remains poorly understood.Here,the high-quality superlattices comprised of LSMO and SrMnO_(3)(SMO)layers are synthesized with a compatible structure at the atomic scale.Their magnetic anisotropy is gradually varied from planar to perpendicular by increasing the SMO thickness,and the special fourfold magnetic anisotropy is also observed at the intermediate superlattice thickness.The evolution of the magnetic anisotropy in these systems is confirmed by the electronic transport and magnetic measurements.Moreover,X-ray linear dichroism measurements and first-principles calculations reveal the interfacial orbital reconstruction with the in-plane to out-ofplane magnetic reorientation transition.Therefore,a new microscopic method for magnetic anisotropy manipulation is developed in the present study,enabling discovery of novel phenomena as well as control of the magnetic properties.展开更多
In recent years,iridium oxides have attracted intensive research interests both in experiments and theories due to their comparable energy scales of the Coulomb repulsion and strong spin-orbit coupling(SOC)[1,2],where...In recent years,iridium oxides have attracted intensive research interests both in experiments and theories due to their comparable energy scales of the Coulomb repulsion and strong spin-orbit coupling(SOC)[1,2],where a plenty of novel quantum states such as Weyl semimetal,topological insulator and quantum spin liquid have been studied[3–7].Among the iridates,the layered-perovskite Sr2IrO4(SIO)is a Jeff=1/2 Mott insulating antiferromagnet caused by the interplay of the SOC and electronic correlations[8,9].展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2023YFA1406404 and 2020YFA0309100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12074365,12374094,12304153,U2032218,and 11974326),the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12274120)+6 种基金CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR-084)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.WK9990000102 and WK2030000035)Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2308085MA15)Hefei Science Center CAS Foundation(Grant Nos.2021HSC-CIP017 and 2016HSC-IU06)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M713060)the starting funds from Northwest Universitysupport from the Vienna Scientific Cluster(VSC)for the first-principles calculations。
文摘Perovskite-structured nickelates,ReNiO_(3)(Re=rare earth),have long garnered significant research interest due to their sharp and highly tunable metal-insulator transitions(MITs).Doping the parent compound ReNiO_(3)with alkaline earth metal can substantially suppress this MIT.Recently,intriguing superconductivity has been discovered in doped infinite-layer nickelates(ReNiO_(2)),while the mechanism behind A-site doping-suppressed MIT in the parent compound ReNiO_(3)remains unclear.To address this problem,we grew a series of Nd_(1−x)Sr_(x)NiO_(3)(NSNO,x=0–0.2)thin films and conducted systematic electrical transport measurements.Our resistivity and Hall measurements suggest that Sr-induced excessive holes are not the primary reason for MIT suppression.Instead,first-principles calculations indicate that Sr cations,with larger ionic radius,suppress breathing mode distortions and promote charge transfer between oxygen and Ni cations.This process weakens Ni–O bond disproportionation and Ni^(2+)/Ni^(4+)charge disproportionation.Such significant modulations in lattice and electronic structures convert the ground state from a charge-disproportionated antiferromagnetic insulator to a paramagnetic metal,thereby suppressing the MIT.This scenario is further supported by the weakened MIT observed in the tensile-strained NSNO/SrTiO_(3)(001)films.Our work reveals the A-side doping-modulated electrical transport of perovskite nickelate films,providing deeper insights into novel electric phases in these strongly correlated nickelate systems.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0302300 and 2017YFA0206200)Basic Science Center Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51788104)+5 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(11974052,51972028)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Z190008)Chinese Academy of Sciences Interdisciplinary Innovation Teamfunded by the Director,Office of Science,Office of Basic Energy Sciences,Materials Science and Engineering Department of the US Department of Energy(DOE)in the Quantum Materials Program(KC2202)under Contract No.DEAC02-05CH11231the support by the Science Alliance Joint Directed Research&Development Programthe Transdisciplinary Academy Program at the University of Tennessee。
文摘The ability to control magnetic vortex is critical for their potential applications in spintronic devices.Traditional methods including magnetic field,spin-polarized current etc.have been used to flip the core and/or reverse circulation of vortex.However,it is challenging for deterministic electric-field control of the single magnetic vortex textures with time-reversal broken symmetry and no planar magnetic anisotropy.Here it is reported that a deterministic reversal of single magnetic vortex circulation can be driven back and forth by a space-varying strain in multiferroic heterostructures,which is controlled by using a bi-axial pulsed electric field.Phase-field simulation reveals the mechanism of the emerging magnetoelastic energy with the space variation and visualizes the reversal pathway of the vortex.This deterministic electric-field control of the single magnetic vortex textures demonstrates a new approach to integrate the low-dimensional spin texture into the magnetoelectric thin film devices with low energy consumption.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2020YFA0309100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12074365,U2032218,and 11974326)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.WK9990000102 and WK2030000035)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Gaint No.2022M713060)。
文摘As a prototypical half-metallic ferromagnet,La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)(LSMO)has been extensively studied due to its versatile physical properties and great potential in spintronic applications.However,the weak perpendicular magnetic anisotropy(PMA)limits the controllability and detection of magnetism in LSMO,thus hindering the realization of oxide-based spintronic devices with low energy consumption and high integration level.Motivated by this challenge,we develop an experimental approach to enhance the PMA of LSMO epitaxial films.By cooperatively introducing 4d Ru doping and a moderate compressive strain,the maximum uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in Ru-doped LSMO can reach 3.0×10^(5)J/m^(3)at 10 K.Furthermore,we find a significant anisotropic magnetoresistance effect in these Ru-doped LSMO films,which is dominated by the strong PMA.Our findings offer an effective pathway to harness and detect the orientations of magnetic moments in LSMO films,thus promoting the feasibility of oxide-based spintronic devices,such as spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1402801)the support from the China Post-doctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(Grant No.2021M700344)+1 种基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12074026,12104208,and U1801661)the support from the Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA for PhD Students。
文摘Three-magnon scattering,a nonlinear process in which a high-energy magnon splits into two low-energy magnons with energy and momentum conservation,has been widely studied in the magnonics community.Here,we report experimental observation of nonlinear three-magnon scattering in La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)thin films with low magnetic damping(~10^(-4))by all-electric and angle-resolved spin wave spectroscopy.The reflection spectra of the spin wave resonance with high-power excitation at Damon–Eshbach configuration demonstrate a scattering regime with gradual signal disappearance,where a magnon of Damon–Eshbach mode decays into two magnons of volume mode above the threshold power(-10 dBm)of the injected microwave.The nonlinear scattering is only allowed at low-field regime and the calculated dispersions of dipole-exchange spin wave claim the mechanism of allowed and forbidden three-magnon scattering.The films and heterostructures of La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)have been already demonstrated with rich physical phenomena and great versatility,in this work the nonlinear magnetic dynamics of La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3)thin films is revealed,which offer more possibility for applications to oxide magnonics and nonlinear magnonic devices.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51901118,51871137,12174237,and 52171183)the 1331 Engineering of Shanxi Province+1 种基金the Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(2021-093)the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi(2020L0237)。
文摘Control of magnetic anisotropy in low-dimensional systems is of paramount importance in terms of their fundamental and technological perspectives.La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_(3)(LSMO)is a ferromagnetic half-metal with a high Curie temperature and many efforts have been made to control its magnetic anisotropy.However,the relationship between the evolution of the magnetic anisotropy orientation and the electronic structure of low-dimensional LSMO still remains poorly understood.Here,the high-quality superlattices comprised of LSMO and SrMnO_(3)(SMO)layers are synthesized with a compatible structure at the atomic scale.Their magnetic anisotropy is gradually varied from planar to perpendicular by increasing the SMO thickness,and the special fourfold magnetic anisotropy is also observed at the intermediate superlattice thickness.The evolution of the magnetic anisotropy in these systems is confirmed by the electronic transport and magnetic measurements.Moreover,X-ray linear dichroism measurements and first-principles calculations reveal the interfacial orbital reconstruction with the in-plane to out-ofplane magnetic reorientation transition.Therefore,a new microscopic method for magnetic anisotropy manipulation is developed in the present study,enabling discovery of novel phenomena as well as control of the magnetic properties.
基金the support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFA0302300)CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team+2 种基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11974052)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Z190008)the beamline 1W1A of Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility。
文摘In recent years,iridium oxides have attracted intensive research interests both in experiments and theories due to their comparable energy scales of the Coulomb repulsion and strong spin-orbit coupling(SOC)[1,2],where a plenty of novel quantum states such as Weyl semimetal,topological insulator and quantum spin liquid have been studied[3–7].Among the iridates,the layered-perovskite Sr2IrO4(SIO)is a Jeff=1/2 Mott insulating antiferromagnet caused by the interplay of the SOC and electronic correlations[8,9].
