Orbital control of noncollinear magnetic order in nickel oxide heterostructures

We have used resonant x-ray diffraction to develop a detailed description of antiferromagnetic ordering in epitaxial superlattices based on two-unit-cell thick layers of the strongly correlated metal LaNiO3. We also report reference experiments on thin films of PrNiO3 and NdNiO3. The resulting data...

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Hauptverfasser: Frano, Alex (VerfasserIn) , Haverkort, Maurits W. (VerfasserIn) , Lu, Yi (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 5 September 2013
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 111, Heft: 10, Pages: 106804
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.106804
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.106804
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.106804
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Verfasserangaben:A. Frano, E. Schierle, M.W. Haverkort, Y. Lu, M. Wu, S. Blanco-Canosa, U. Nwankwo, A.V. Boris, P. Wochner, G. Cristiani, H.U. Habermeier, G. Logvenov, V. Hinkov, E. Benckiser, E. Weschke, and B. Keimer
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Zusammenfassung:We have used resonant x-ray diffraction to develop a detailed description of antiferromagnetic ordering in epitaxial superlattices based on two-unit-cell thick layers of the strongly correlated metal LaNiO3. We also report reference experiments on thin films of PrNiO3 and NdNiO3. The resulting data indicate a spiral state whose polarization plane can be controlled by adjusting the Ni d-orbital occupation via two independent mechanisms: epitaxial strain and spatial confinement of the valence electrons. The data are discussed in light of recent theoretical predictions.
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.106804