Electron Doping by Charge Transfer at LaFeO3/Sm2CuO4 Epitaxial Interfaces

被引:9
作者
Bruno, Flavio Y. [1 ]
Schmidt, Rainer [1 ]
Varela, Maria [1 ,2 ]
Garcia-Barriocanal, Javier [1 ]
Rivera-Calzada, Alberto [1 ]
Cuellar, Fabian A. [1 ]
Leon, Carlos [1 ]
Thakur, Pardeep [3 ]
Cezar, Julio C. [3 ]
Brookes, Nicholas B. [3 ]
Garcia-Hernandez, Mar [4 ]
Dagotto, Elbio [2 ,5 ]
Pennycook, Stephen J. [2 ]
Santamaria, Jacobo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Complutense Madrid, GFMC Dpto Fis Aplicada 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Mat Sci & Technol Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[3] European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, F-38043 Grenoble, France
[4] CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Madrid, Canto Blanco 28049, Spain
[5] Univ Tennessee, Dept Phys & Astron, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
关键词
charge transfer; interface phenomena; superlattices; RAY-ABSORPTION-SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY-LOSS; RECONSTRUCTION; INSULATOR; OXYGEN;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201203483
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy with atomic-scale spatial resolution, experimental evidence for charge transfer at the interface between the Mott insulators Sm2CuO4 and LaFeO3 is obtained. As a consequence of the charge transfer, the Sm2CuO4 is doped with electrons and thus epitaxial Sm 2CuO4/LaFeO3 heterostructures become metallic. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:1468 / 1473
页数:6
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