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arXiv 2102.11204cond-mat.supr-concond-mat.mtrl-sci
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SrTiO $_3$(001)上无限层镍酸盐和铜酸盐薄膜中的相关界面电子气

Correlated interface electron gas in infinite-layer nickelate versus cuprate films on SrTiO$_3$(001)

Benjamin Geisler, Rossitza Pentcheva

摘要:

基于包含库仑排斥项的第一性原理计算,我们确定了$A$ NiO $_2$ /SrTiO $_3$(001)($A=$ Pr,La)和$A$ CuO $_2$ /SrTiO $_3$(001)($A=$ Ca,Sr)的电子重构趋势.所有情况的共同之处是在SrTiO $_3$(001)中出现准二维电子气(q2 DEG),尽管镍酸盐与铜酸盐相对于非极性SrTiO $_3(001)$衬底的界面处的较高极性失配(${3+}/0$与${2+}/0$)导致q2 DEG载流子密度增强。模拟结果表明,界面Ti $3d_{xy}$带弯曲对镍酸盐薄膜中的稀土离子有显著的依赖性,PrNiO $_2$和NdNiO $_2$的$20$ - $30\%$大于LaNiO $_2$。相反的预期,从正式的极性不匹配,在薄膜中的静电掺杂是两倍强的铜酸盐镍酸盐。我们表明,耗尽的自掺杂稀土$5d$状态提高了镍酸盐和铜酸盐费米表面的薄膜几何形状的相似性,反映了一个单一的空穴在Ni和Cu $3d_{x^2-y^2}$轨道。最后,我们表明,NdNiO $_2$薄膜上生长的极性NdGaO $_3(001)$衬底的功能,同时抑制q2 DEG的形成以及Nd~ $5d$自掺杂。

英文摘要:

Based on first-principles calculations including a Coulomb repulsion term, we identify trends in the electronic reconstruction of $A$NiO$_2$/SrTiO$_3$(001) ($A=$ Pr, La) and $A$CuO$_2$/SrTiO$_3$(001) ($A=$ Ca, Sr). Common to all cases is the emergence of a quasi-two-dimensional electron gas (q2DEG) in SrTiO$_3$(001), albeit the higher polarity mismatch at the interface of nickelates vs. cuprates to the nonpolar SrTiO$_3(001)$ substrate (${3+}/0$ vs. ${2+}/0$) results in an enhanced q2DEG carrier density. The simulations reveal a significant dependence of the interfacial Ti $3d_{xy}$ band bending on the rare-earth ion in the nickelate films, being $20$-$30\%$ larger for PrNiO$_2$ and NdNiO$_2$ than for LaNiO$_2$. Contrary to expectations from the formal polarity mismatch, the electrostatic doping in the films is twice as strong in cuprates as in nickelates. We demonstrate that the depletion of the self-doping rare-earth $5d$ states enhances the similarity of nickelate and cuprate Fermi surfaces in film geometry, reflecting a single hole in the Ni and Cu $3d_{x^2-y^2}$ orbitals. Finally, we show that NdNiO$_2$ films grown on a polar NdGaO$_3(001)$ substrate feature a simultaneous suppression of q2DEG formation as well as Nd~$5d$ self-doping.

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