Header menu link for other important links
X
Interfacial Antiferromagnetic Coupling and Dual-Exchange Bias in Tetragonal SrRuO3-PrMnO3 Superlattices
Antarjami Sahoo,
Published in American Chemical Society
2017
PMID: 28956445
Volume: 9
   
Issue: 41
Pages: 36423 - 36430
Abstract
The functional properties of oxide heterostructures depend on the interfaces accommodating ions, their spins, and structural mismatches. Here, by stabilizing tetragonal symmetry, we achieve the in-plane antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering and dual-exchange bias in the superlattices consisting of two ferromagnets SrRuO3 (SRO) and PrMnO3 (PMO). The tetragonal symmetry of this superlattice system achieved after the octahedral rotations yield an elongation of the c-axis parameter with Ru-O-Mn bond angle close to 180°, induces an interfacial antiferromagnetic ordering, which is suppressed as the ferromagnetic (FM) ordering in the PMO layer increases. The 0.1 T in-plane cooling field (Hcool) leads to the shift (ca. -0.04 T) of minor hysteresis loop along the negative field axis due to the presence of -0.87 erg/cm2 AFM interfacial exchange coupling energy density (ERu,Mn) at 20 K. The exchange bias field (HEB) switches from negative to positive value with the increase in Hcool. For 5 T Hcool, the HEB is positive, but the ERu,Mn is -1.25 erg/cm2 for n ≤ 8 (n = number of unit cells of PMO) and 1.52 erg/cm2 for n ≥ 8. The HEB and its switching from negative to positive with the increase in Hcool are explained by the interplay of strong antiferromagnetic coupling energy and Zeeman energy at the interfaces. The results demonstrate that the SRO-PMO superlattice could be a model system for the investigation of the interfacial exchange coupling in functional oxides. © 2017 American Chemical Society.
About the journal
JournalData powered by TypesetACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN19448244
Open AccessNo
Concepts (14)
  •  related image
    Antiferroelectricity
  •  related image
    Exchange coupling
  •  related image
    Ferromagnetic materials
  •  related image
    Ferromagnetism
  •  related image
    Magnetic materials
  •  related image
    Manganese
  •  related image
    Manganites
  •  related image
    Superlattices
  •  related image
    Antiferromagnetic coupling
  •  related image
    Exchange bias
  •  related image
    Interface engineering
  •  related image
    INTERFACIAL EXCHANGE COUPLING
  •  related image
    RUTHENITES
  •  related image
    Antiferromagnetism