Journal article
Heterointerface engineered electronic and magnetic phases of NdNiO3 thin films
Nature communications, v 4(1), pp 2714-2714
01 Nov 2013
PMID: 24193317
Abstract
Mott physics is characterized by an interaction-driven metal-to-insulator transition in a partially filled band. In the resulting insulating state, antiferromagnetic orders of the local moments typically develop, but in rare situations no long-range magnetic order appears, even at zero temperature, rendering the system a quantum spin liquid. A fundamental and technologically critical question is whether one can tune the underlying energetic landscape to control both metal-to-insulator and Neel transitions, and even stabilize latent metastable phases, ideally on a platform suitable for applications. Here we demonstrate how to achieve this in ultrathin films of NdNiO3 with various degrees of lattice mismatch, and report on the quantum critical behaviours not reported in the bulk by transport measurements and resonant X-ray spectroscopy/scattering. In particular, on the decay of the antiferromagnetic Mott insulating state into a non-Fermi liquid, we find evidence of a quantum metal-to-insulator transition that spans a non-magnetic insulating phase.
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- Title
- Heterointerface engineered electronic and magnetic phases of NdNiO3 thin films
- Creators
- Jian Liu - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryMehdi Kargarian - The University of Texas at AustinMikhail Kareev - University of Arkansas at FayettevilleBen Gray - University of Arkansas at FayettevillePhil J. Ryan - Argonne National LaboratoryAlejandro Cruz - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryNadeem Tahir - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryYi-De Chuang - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJinghua Guo - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJames M. Rondinelli - Drexel UniversityJohn W. Freeland - Argonne National LaboratoryGregory A. Fiete - The University of Texas at AustinJak Chakhalian - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Publication Details
- Nature communications, v 4(1), pp 2714-2714
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- DMR-0747808; DMR-0955778 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) 0955778 / Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) DE-AC02-06CH11357 / US DOE, Office of Science, BES; United States Department of Energy (DOE) DE-AC02-05CH11231 / Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the US Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) 0402-17291; W911NF-09-1-0527; W911NF-12-1-0573 / DOD-ARO; United States Department of Defense D13AP00052; N66001-12-1-4224 / DARPA; United States Department of Defense; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ALS Doctoral Fellowship programme DE-AC02-06CH11357 / US Department of Energy, Office of Science; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000328021400003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84889243714
- Other Identifier
- 991019330915604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Physics, Condensed Matter