Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2008-12-11
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
13 pages; 5 figures; To appear in Physical Review B
Scientific paper
Using density functional calculations we have examined the evolution of the electronic structure of SrRuO3 films grown on SrTiO3 substrates as a function of film thickness. At the ultrathin limit of two monolayers (RuO2-terminated surface) the films are found to be at the brink of a spin-state transition which drives the system to an antiferromagnetic and insulating state. Increasing the film thickness to four monolayers, one finds the surprising result that two entirely different solutions coexist. An antiferromagnetic insulating solution coexists with a metallic solution corresponding to an antiferromagnetic surface and a ferromagnetic bulk. The electronic structure found at the ultrathin limit persists for thicker films and an unusual result is predicted. Thicker films are found to be metallic as expected for the bulk, but the magnetism does not directly evolve to the bulk ferromagnetic state. The surface remains antiferromagnetic while the bulk exhibits ferromagnetic ordering.
Aryasetiawan Ferdi
Janotti Anderson
Mahadevan Priya
Sasaki Toru
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