Proximity-Induced Novel Ferromagnetism Accompanied with Resolute Metallicity in NdNiO3 Heterostructure

Marco Caputo, Zoran Ristic, Rajendra S. Dhaka, Tanmoy Das, Zhiming Wang, Christan E. Matt, Nicholas C. Plumb, Eduardo B. Guedes, Jasmin Jandke, Muntaser Naamneh, Anna Zakharova, Marisa Medarde, Ming Shi, Luc Patthey, Joël Mesot, Cinthia Piamonteze, Milan Radović

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Abstract

Employing X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), and momentum-resolved density fluctuation (MRDF) theory, the magnetic and electronic properties of ultrathin NdNiO3 (NNO) film in proximity to ferromagnetic (FM) La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 (LSMO) layer are investigated. The experimental data shows the direct magnetic coupling between the nickelate film and the manganite layer which causes an unusual ferromagnetic (FM) phase in NNO. Moreover, it is shown the metal–insulator transition in the NNO layer, identified by an abrupt suppression of ARPES spectral weight near the Fermi level (EF), is absent. This observation suggests that the insulating AFM ground state is quenched in proximity to the FM layer. Combining the experimental data (XMCD and AREPS) with the momentum-resolved density fluctuation calculation (MRDF) reveals a direct link between the MIT and the magnetic orders in NNO systems. This work demonstrates that the proximity layer order can be broadly used to modify physical properties and enrich the phase diagram of RENiO3 (RE = rare-earth element).

Original languageEnglish
Article number2101516
JournalAdvanced Science
Volume8
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • magnetic coupling
  • metal–insulator transition
  • proximity effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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