Strain-engineered tetragonal phase and ferroelectricity in GdMnO3 thin films grown on SrTiO3 (001)

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Título:	Strain-engineered tetragonal phase and ferroelectricity in GdMnO3 thin films grown on SrTiO3 (001)
Autor(es):	Machado, P Figueiras, F. G. Vilarinho, R. Fernandes, J. R. A. Tavares, P. B. Soares, M. Rosário Cardoso, S. Silva, J. P. B. Almeida, A. Moreira, J. Agostinho
Data:	10-Dez-2019
Editora:	Nature Research
Revista:	Scientific Reports
Resumo(s):	A previously unreported tetragonal phase has been discovered in a epitaxially strained GdMnO3 thin films deposited on (001)-oriented SrTiO3 substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The tetragonal axis of the films grown up to a 35 nm thickness is perpendicular to the film surface and the basal lattice parameters are imposed by the cubic structure of the substrate. Furthermore, the emergence of a spontaneous electric polarization below ~32 K points to the stabilization of an improper ferroelectric phase at low temperatures, which is not observed in bulk GdMnO3. This work shows how strain engineering can be used to tailor the structure and properties of strongly correlated oxides.
Tipo:	Artigo
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/1822/62672
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-019-55227-2
ISSN:	2045-2322
e-ISSN:	2045-2322
Arbitragem científica:	yes
Acesso:	Acesso aberto
Aparece nas coleções:	CDF - FMNC - Artigos/Papers (with refereeing)