Engineered Mott ground state in a LaTiO3+δ/LaNiO3 heterostructure

Yanwei Cao (), Xiaoran Liu, M. Kareev, D. Choudhury, S. Middey, D. Meyers, J.-W. Kim, P. J. Ryan, J.W. Freeland and J. Chakhalian
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Yanwei Cao: University of Arkansas
Xiaoran Liu: University of Arkansas
M. Kareev: University of Arkansas
D. Choudhury: University of Arkansas
S. Middey: University of Arkansas
D. Meyers: University of Arkansas
J.-W. Kim: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
P. J. Ryan: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
J.W. Freeland: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
J. Chakhalian: University of Arkansas

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract In pursuit of creating cuprate-like electronic and orbital structures, artificial heterostructures based on LaNiO3 have inspired a wealth of exciting experimental and theoretical results. However, to date there is a very limited experimental understanding of the electronic and orbital states emerging from interfacial charge transfer and their connections to the modified band structure at the interface. Towards this goal, we have synthesized a prototypical superlattice composed of a correlated metal LaNiO3 and a doped Mott insulator LaTiO3+δ, and investigated its electronic structure by resonant X-ray absorption spectroscopy combined with X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, electrical transport and theory calculations. The heterostructure exhibits interfacial charge transfer from Ti to Ni sites, giving rise to an insulating ground state with orbital polarization and eg orbital band splitting. Our findings demonstrate how the control over charge at the interface can be effectively used to create exotic electronic, orbital and spin states.

Date: 2016
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