The electronic structure of epitaxially stabilized 5d perovskite Ca_{1-x}Sr_xIrO_3 (x = 0, 0.5, and 1) thin films: the role of strong spin-orbit coupling

Details The electronic structure of epitaxially stabilized 5d perovskite Ca_{1-x}Sr_xIrO_3 (x = 0, 0.5, and 1) thin films: the role of strong spin-orbit coupling The electronic structure of epitaxially stabilized 5d perovskite Ca_{1-x}Sr_xIrO_3 (x = 0, 0.5, and 1) thin films: the role of strong spin-orbit coupling

2009-11-24

arxiv.org/abs/0911.4542v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

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We have investigated the electronic structure of meta-stable perovskite Ca1-xSrxIrO3 (x = 0, 0.5, and 1) thin films using transport measurements, optical spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations. We artificially fabricated the perovskite phase of Ca1-xSrxIrO3, which has a hexagonal or post perovskite crystal structure in bulk form, by growing epitaxial thin films on perovskite GdScO3 substrates using epi-stabilization technique. The transport properties of the perovskite Ca1-xSrxIrO3 films systematically changed from nearly insulating (or semi-metallic) for x = 0 to bad metallic for x = 1. Due to the extended wavefunctions, 5d electrons are usually delocalized. However, the strong spin-orbit coupling in Ca1-xSrxIrO3 results in the formation of effective total angular momentum Jeff = 1/2 and 3/2 states, which puts Ca1-xSrxIrO3 in the vicinity of a metal-insulator phase boundary. As a result, the electrical properties of the Ca1-xSrxIrO3 films are found to be sensitive to x and strain.

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