Epitaxial growth and scanning tunneling microscopy of LiV2O4 thin films on SrTiO3(111)

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作者
Schweizer, T. F. [1 ]
Niemann, U. [1 ]
Que, X. [1 ]
He, Q. [1 ]
Zhou, L. [1 ]
Kim, M. [1 ]
Takagi, H. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Huang, D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Solid State Res, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Funct Matter & Quantum Technol, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[3] Univ Tokyo, Dept Phys, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
关键词
ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE; SPINEL; TRANSITION; ORIGIN; STABILITY; ENERGY; LIQUID;
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10.1063/5.0140576
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
LiV2O4 is a mixed-valent spinel oxide and one of a few transition-metal compounds to host a heavy fermion phase at low temperatures. Although numerous experimental studies have attempted to elucidate how its 3d electrons undergo giant mass renormalization, spectroscopic probes that may provide crucial hints, such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), remain to be applied. A prerequisite is atomically flat and pristine surfaces, which, in the case of LiV2O4, are difficult to obtain by the cleavage of small, three-dimensional crystals. We report the epitaxial growth of LiV2O4 thin films with bulklike properties on SrTiO3(111) via pulsed laser deposition and stable STM imaging of the LiV2O4(111) surface. The as-grown films were transferred ex situ to a room-temperature STM, where subsequent annealing with optional sputtering in ultrahigh vacuum enabled compact islands with smooth surfaces and a hexagonal 1 x 1 atomic lattice to be resolved. Our STM measurements provide insights into the growth mechanisms of LiV2O4 on SrTiO3(111) as well as demonstrate the feasibility of performing surface-sensitive measurements of this heavy fermion compound.
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