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Electric field induced reversal of spin polarization, magnetic anisotropy and tailored Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction in underoxidized SrRuO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures
- Source :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23:3008-3018
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021.
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Abstract
- Electric field tailored magnetic properties of the perovskite-type oxide heterostructures are important in spintronic devices with low energy consumption and small size. Here, the electric field modulated magnetic properties of underoxidized SrRuO3 (SRO)/SrTiO3 (STO) heterostructures are investigated using first-principles calculations. The spin polarization of underoxidized SRO/STO heterostructures turns from negative to positive as the electric field changes from −0.2 to 0.2 V nm−1. The underoxidized SRO/STO heterostructure with 7 SRO atomic layers turns from perpendicular magnetic anisotropy to in-plane magnetic anisotropy as the electric field turns from −0.2 to 0.2 V nm−1, which can be attributed to the in-plane dx2–y2 and out-of-plane dxz, dyz orbitals. The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction of underoxidized SRO/STO heterostructures can also be effectively tailored using an electric field. These results indicate that the use of electric field is an effective method to modulate magnetic properties of perovskite-type oxide heterostructures, which is beneficial for the development of the high-performance spintronic devices.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Spintronics
Condensed matter physics
Spin polarization
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Oxide
General Physics and Astronomy
Heterojunction
02 engineering and technology
Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Condensed Matter::Materials Science
chemistry.chemical_compound
Magnetic anisotropy
chemistry
Atomic orbital
Electric field
0103 physical sciences
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
010306 general physics
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14639084 and 14639076
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........59d4f400eba2245b3ab72fff2a66ea75