中国物理B ›› 2020, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 96802-096802.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/aba09b

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Evolution of electrical and magnetotransport properties with lattice strain in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 film

Zhi-Bin Ling(令志斌), Qing-Ye Zhang(张庆业), Cheng-Peng Yang(杨成鹏), Xiao-Tian Li(李晓天), Wen-Shuang Liang(梁文双), Yi-Qian Wang(王乙潜), Huai-Wen Yang(杨怀文), Ji-Rong Sun(孙继荣)   

  1. 1 College of Physics & State Key Laboratory, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China;
    2 Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 收稿日期:2019-05-09 修回日期:2020-06-03 接受日期:2020-06-29 出版日期:2020-09-05 发布日期:2020-09-05
  • 通讯作者: Yi-Qian Wang E-mail:yqwang@qdu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10974105), the Double-Hundred Talent Plan, Shandong Province, China (Grant No. WST2018006), the Recruitment Program of High-end Foreign Experts, China (Grant Nos. GDW20163500110 and GDW20173500154), and the Top-notch Innovative Talent Program of Qingdao City, China (Grant No. 13-CX-8). One of the authors (Yi-Qian Wang) was sponsored by the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province, China, the Qingdao International Center for Semiconductor Photoelectric Nanomaterials, China, and Shandong Provincial University Key Laboratory of Optoelectrical Material Physics and Devices, China.

Evolution of electrical and magnetotransport properties with lattice strain in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 film

Zhi-Bin Ling(令志斌)1, Qing-Ye Zhang(张庆业)1, Cheng-Peng Yang(杨成鹏)1, Xiao-Tian Li(李晓天)1, Wen-Shuang Liang(梁文双)1, Yi-Qian Wang(王乙潜)1, Huai-Wen Yang(杨怀文)2, Ji-Rong Sun(孙继荣)2   

  1. 1 College of Physics & State Key Laboratory, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China;
    2 Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2019-05-09 Revised:2020-06-03 Accepted:2020-06-29 Online:2020-09-05 Published:2020-09-05
  • Contact: Yi-Qian Wang E-mail:yqwang@qdu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10974105), the Double-Hundred Talent Plan, Shandong Province, China (Grant No. WST2018006), the Recruitment Program of High-end Foreign Experts, China (Grant Nos. GDW20163500110 and GDW20173500154), and the Top-notch Innovative Talent Program of Qingdao City, China (Grant No. 13-CX-8). One of the authors (Yi-Qian Wang) was sponsored by the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province, China, the Qingdao International Center for Semiconductor Photoelectric Nanomaterials, China, and Shandong Provincial University Key Laboratory of Optoelectrical Material Physics and Devices, China.

摘要: In this paper, we investigate the effects of lattice strain on the electrical and magnetotransport properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) films by changing film thickness and substrate. For electrical properties, a resistivity upturn emerges in LSMO films, i.e., LSMO/STO and LSMO/LSAT with small lattice strain at a low temperature, which originates from the weak localization effect. Increasing film thickness weakens the weak localization effect, resulting in the disappearance of resistivity upturn. While in LSMO films with a large lattice strain (i.e., LSMO/LAO), an unexpected semiconductor behavior is observed due to the linear defects. For magnetotransport properties, an anomalous in-plane magnetoresistance peak (pMR) occurs at low temperatures in LSMO films with small lattice strain, which is caused by two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Increasing film thickness suppresses the 2DEG, which weakens the pMR. Besides, it is found that the film orientation has no influence on the formation of 2DEG. While in LSMO/LAO films, the 2DEG cannot form due to the existence of linear defects. This work can provide an efficient way to regulate the film transport properties.

关键词: LSMO film, lattice strain, electrical transport, magnetotransport

Abstract: In this paper, we investigate the effects of lattice strain on the electrical and magnetotransport properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) films by changing film thickness and substrate. For electrical properties, a resistivity upturn emerges in LSMO films, i.e., LSMO/STO and LSMO/LSAT with small lattice strain at a low temperature, which originates from the weak localization effect. Increasing film thickness weakens the weak localization effect, resulting in the disappearance of resistivity upturn. While in LSMO films with a large lattice strain (i.e., LSMO/LAO), an unexpected semiconductor behavior is observed due to the linear defects. For magnetotransport properties, an anomalous in-plane magnetoresistance peak (pMR) occurs at low temperatures in LSMO films with small lattice strain, which is caused by two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). Increasing film thickness suppresses the 2DEG, which weakens the pMR. Besides, it is found that the film orientation has no influence on the formation of 2DEG. While in LSMO/LAO films, the 2DEG cannot form due to the existence of linear defects. This work can provide an efficient way to regulate the film transport properties.

Key words: LSMO film, lattice strain, electrical transport, magnetotransport

中图分类号:  (Microscopy of surfaces, interfaces, and thin films)

  • 68.37.-d
68.37.Og (High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM)) 72.15.Rn (Localization effects (Anderson or weak localization)) 75.70.-i (Magnetic properties of thin films, surfaces, and interfaces)