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Manipulation of spin and the effective spin-orbit coupling in complex oxides

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Abstract

Electric field manipulation of spins and control of spin-orbital coupling have stimulated an intense interest due to their promise for new functionalities and power efficient device concepts. We are particularly interested in the manipulation of spin state (high spin to low spin) as well as their directionality, for example in a d5 state Fe3+ ion. Using Fe-doped PbTiO3 (Fe-PTO) as a model system, we present a systematic study of the thickness, temperature and electric field-dependent spin manipulations and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effect in dilute magnetic ferroelectrics. Using laser MBE, we synthesized a series of Fe-PTO thin films with thickness range from 15 nm to 200 nm on various substrates in order to access systematically strained states in the Fe-PTO layer. Electron spin resonance from the Fe-site demonstrates a strong g-factor anisotropy from the normal to in-plane direction of the films. Moreover, we observed that the g-factor anisotropy systematically changes under tensile strain. These results demonstrate the manipulation of spins as well as effective SOC by subtle aspects of lattice strain/electric field.

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Presenters

  • Weichuan Huang

    University of California, Berkeley, USA

Authors

  • Weichuan Huang

    University of California, Berkeley, USA

  • Sujit Das

    University of California, Berkeley, USA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

  • Ruchira Chatterjee

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

  • Katherine Inzani

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

  • Evan Sheridan

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

  • Sinéad Griffin

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

  • Valentin V. Laguta

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

  • Yen-Lin Huang

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley

  • Hongrui Zhang

    University of California, Berkeley, USA, University of California, Berkeley

  • Ramamoorthy Ramesh

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, USA, University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Materials Science and Engineering,, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA