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Structural and functional characterization of (110)-oriented epitaxial La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 electrodes and SrTiO3 tunnel barriers
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La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 (LCMO) films have been deposited on (110)-oriented SrTiO3 (STO) substrates. X-ray diffraction and high-resolution electron microscopy reveal that the (110) LCMO films are epitaxial and anisotropically in-plane strained, with higher relaxation along the [1¿10] direction than along the [001] direction; x-ray absorption spectroscopy data signaled the existence of a single intermediate Mn3+/4+ 3d-state at the film surface. Their magnetic properties are compared to those of (001) LCMO films grown simultaneously on (001) STO substrates It is found that (110) LCMO films present a higher Curie temperature (TC) and a weaker decay of magnetization when approaching TC than their (001) LCMO counterparts. These improved films have been subsequently covered by nanometric STO layers. Conducting atomic-force experiments have shown that STO layers, as thin as 0.8 nm, grown on top of the (110) LCMO electrode, display good insulating properties. We will show that the electric conductance across (110) STO layers, exponentially depending on the barrier thickness, is tunnel-like. The barrier height in STO (110) is found to be similar to that of STO (001). These results show that the (110) LCMO electrodes can be better electrodes than (001) LCMO for magnetic tunnel junctions, and that (110) STO are suitable insulating barriers.
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CAÑERO INFANTE, Ingrid, SÁNCHEZ BARRERA, Florencio, FONTCUBERTA I GRIÑÓ, Josep, FUSIL, S., BOUZEHOUANE, K., HERRANZ CASABONA, Gervasi, BARTHÉLÉMY, Agnès, ESTRADÉ ALBIOL, Sònia, ARBIOL I COBOS, Jordi, PEIRÓ MARTÍNEZ, Francisca, MOSSANEK, R. j. o., ABBATE, M., WOJCIK, M.. Structural and functional characterization of (110)-oriented epitaxial La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 electrodes and SrTiO3 tunnel barriers. _Journal of Applied Physics_. 2007. Vol. 101, núm. 9, pàgs. 093902/1-093902/8. [consulta: 1 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 0021-8979. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24886]