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Surface reconstructions and modified surface states in La1−xCaxMnO3

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The unique functionalities present at surfaces and interfaces of complex oxides have attracted intense research in the past decade. Yet, the fundamental mechanisms underpinning functionality are often elusive, especially in… Click to show full abstract

The unique functionalities present at surfaces and interfaces of complex oxides have attracted intense research in the past decade. Yet, the fundamental mechanisms underpinning functionality are often elusive, especially in doped manganites, limiting their implementation in functional electronic devices such as memristors and spin valves. Here, we present a local probe-based study on mixed-terminated $\mathrm{L}{\mathrm{a}}_{5/8}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{a}}_{3/8}\mathrm{Mn}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ (LCMO) films, and reveal surface metallicity in a thin film grown by pulsed-laser deposition. Using first-principles density-functional theory calculations with Hubbard correction that are more accurate to capture effects of correlation in these systems, we show that for Ca-segregated (001) LCMO surfaces the (La,Ca)O-site terminated surfaces are half metallic due to delocalized Mn-$d$ states populating the Fermi level, whereas the ${\mathrm{MnO}}_{2}$-site terminated surfaces exhibit a half-metallic or insulating character depending on the type of surface reconstruction. Computations not only explain the current measurements, but also explain other recent surface measurements on LCMO thin films, leading to a coherent picture of how the crucial link between surface segregation and Jahn-Teller couplings in the manganese oxides tune the surface electronic/magnetic structure, thereby pointing to the fine control of transport and magnetism at the conductive oxide surface independent of the bulk.

Keywords: surface; reconstructions modified; surface reconstructions; modified surface; mathrm mathrm

Journal Title: Physical Review Materials
Year Published: 2018

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