We have studied the optical properties of four (LaNiO$_3$)$_n$/(LaMnO$_3$)$_2$ superlattices (SL) ($n$=2, 3, 4, 5) on SrTiO$_3$ substrates. We have measured the reflectivity at temperatures from 20 K to 400 K, and extracted the optical conductivity through a fitting procedure based on a Kramers-Kronig consistent Lorentz-Drude model. With increasing LaNiO$_3$ thickness, the SLs undergo an insulator-to-metal transition (IMT) that is accompanied by the transfer of spectral weight from high to low frequency. The presence of a broad mid-infrared band, however, shows that the optical conductivity of the (LaNiO$_3$)$_n$/(LaMnO$_3$)$_2$ SLs is not a linear combination of the LaMnO$_3$ and LaNiO$_3$ conductivities. Our observations suggest that interfacial charge transfer leads to an IMT due to a change in valence at the Mn and Ni sites.
Superconducting transition at 38 K in insulating-overdoped La2CuO4-La1.64Sr0.36CuO4 superlattices: Evidence for interface electronic redistribution from resonant soft x-ray scattering
Electronic Structure and Superconductivity in La$_{1.55}$Sr$_{0.45}$CuO$_4$/La$_2$CuO$_4$ Artificial High-$T_c$ Superlattices Probed by Hard and Soft X-ray Spectroscopy
Temple University（天普大学）；Diamond Light Source Ltd.（钻石光源有限公司）；Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory（劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室先进光源中心）；Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research（马克斯·普朗克固态研究所）；Institute of Crystallography, Italian National Research Council, IC-CNR（意大利国家研究委员会晶体学研究所）；Rome International Center for Materials Science Superstripes, RICMASS（罗马国际材料科学超条带研究中心）
Relationship between charge redistribution and ferromagnetism at the heterointerface between perovskite oxides LaNiO$_3$ and LaMnO$_3$
为了研究钙钛矿型过渡金属氧化物LaNiO $_3$（LNO）和LaMnO $_3$（LMO）异质界面的电荷再分布与铁磁性之间的关系，我们进行了X射线吸收光谱和X射线磁性圆二色性（XMCD）测量。在LNO/LMO异质结构中，由于电荷的不对称分布，Mn离子给Ni离子的电子被限制在LNO的一个单层内，而空穴分布在LMO一侧的3-4个单层内。对Ni- $L_{2,3}$和Mn- $L_{2,3}$的XMCD谱的详细分析表明，Ni磁化仅由邻近界面的1 ML LNO中的Ni $^{2+}$离子诱导，而Mn离子的磁化在界面区域的3-4 ML LMO中增加。LNO（LMO）层的出现（增加）界面铁磁性的特征长度尺度与整个界面的电荷分布的特征长度尺度很好地一致，表明由于界面电荷转移引起的电荷再分布与LNO/LMO界面的铁磁性之间存在密切关系。此外，XMCD光谱清楚地表明，两种离子的感应磁化矢量是铁磁性对齐的，这表明每层内部和界面上发生的交换相互作用之间的微妙平衡可能会诱导Ni $^{2+}$离子的倾斜铁磁性，导致界面附近的1 ML LNO中的弱磁化。
Charge transfer and competing symmetry breaking drive orbital reconstruction and emergent ferromagnetism in insulating oxide superlattices
Indian Institute of Science（印度科学学院）；Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY（德国电子同步加速器中心）；ALBA Synchrotron Light Source（阿尔巴同步辐射光源）；Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory（阿贡国家实验室先进光子源）
Tunable Interlayer Charge-transfer States in MoSe$_2$/WS$_2$ Moiré Superlattices
University of California at Berkeley（加州大学伯克利分校）；Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory（劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室）；The University of Texas at Austin（德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校）；National Institute for Materials Science（物质材料研究机构）
