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Observation of unexpected uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 films by a BaTiO3 overlayer in an artificial multiferroic bilayer.
Ordóñez, John E; Marín, Lorena; Rodríguez, Luis A; Algarabel, Pedro A; Pardo, José A; Guzmán, Roger; Morellón, Luis; Magén, César; Snoeck, Etienne; Gómez, María E; Ibarra, Manuel R.
Affiliation
  • Ordóñez JE; Department of Physics, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
  • Marín L; Department of Physics, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
  • Rodríguez LA; Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Algarabel PA; Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Pardo JA; Centro de Excelencia de Nuevos Materiales (CENM), Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
  • Guzmán R; Department of Physics, Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
  • Morellón L; Centro de Excelencia de Nuevos Materiales (CENM), Universidad del Valle, A.A. 25360, Cali, Colombia.
  • Magén C; Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas (LMA)-Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Snoeck E; CEMES-CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, B.P. 94347, F-31055 Toulouse Cedex, France.
  • Gómez ME; Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Ibarra MR; Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Beilstein J Nanotechnol ; 11: 651-661, 2020.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32363131
We studied in detail the in-plane magnetic properties of heterostructures based on a ferroelectric BaTiO3 overlayer deposited on a ferromagnetic La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 film grown epitaxially on pseudocubic (001)-oriented SrTiO3, (LaAlO3)0.3(Sr2TaAlO6)0.7 and LaAlO3 substrates. In this configuration, the combination of both functional perovskites constitutes an artificial multiferroic system with potential applications in spintronic devices based on the magnetoelectric effect. La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 single layers and BaTiO3/La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 bilayers using the pulsed-laser deposition technique. We analyzed the films structurally through X-ray reciprocal space maps and high-angle annular dark field microscopy, and magnetically via thermal demagnetization curves and in-plane magnetization versus applied magnetic field loops at room temperature. Our results indicate that the BaTiO3 layer induces an additional strain in the La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 layers close to their common interface. The presence of BaTiO3 on the surface of tensile-strained La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 films transforms the in-plane biaxial magnetic anisotropy present in the single layer into an in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. Our experimental evidence suggests that this change in the magnetic anisotropy only occurs in tensile-strained La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 film and is favored by an additional strain on the La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 layer promoted by the BaTiO3 film. These findings reveal an additional mechanism that alters the magnetic behavior of the ferromagnetic layer, and consequently, deserves further in-depth research to determine how it can modify the magnetoelectric coupling of this hybrid multiferroic system.
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