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在SrTiO3衬底上外延TbMnO3薄膜的结构研究

Epitaxial TbMnO3 thin films on SrTiO3 substrates: A structural study

C. J. M. Daumont, D. Mannix, Sriram Venkatesan, D. Rubi, G. Catalan, B. J. Kooi, J. Th. M. De Hosson, B. Noheda

摘要:

在(001)取向的SrTiO $_{3}$晶体上压应变生长了TbMnO $_{3}$薄膜。它们具有斜方晶系结构,并显示(001)取向。随着厚度的增加,结构从更对称的(四方晶系)演变为不太对称的(块状斜方晶系)结构,同时保持恒定的面内压缩,从而使面外晶格间距不变。还揭示了薄膜的畴微结构,随着厚度的减小,正交畴的数量增加:我们直接观察到窄至4nm的铁弹畴。高密度的畴壁可以解释在薄膜中观察到的诱导铁磁性,而各向异性降低和畴的小尺寸可以解释铁电自旋螺旋相的存在。

英文摘要:

TbMnO$_{3}$ films have been grown under compressive strain on (001)-oriented SrTiO$_{3}$ crystals. They have an orthorhombic structure and display the (001) orientation. With increasing thickness, the structure evolves from a more symmetric (tetragonal) to a less symmetric (bulk-like orthorhombic) structure, while keeping constant the in-plane compression thereby leaving the out-of-plane lattice spacing unchanged. The domain microstructure of the films is also revealed, showing an increasing number of orthorhombic domains as the thickness is decreased: we directly observe ferroelastic domains as narrow as 4nm. The high density of domain walls may explain the induced ferromagnetism observed in the films, while both the decreased anisotropy and the small size of the domains could account for the absence of a ferroelectric spin spiral phase.

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