Induced magnetization in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/BiFeO3 superlattices
Surendra Singh1, J T Haraldsen2, J Xiong3
1Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA and Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai 400085, India.
Abstract:
Using polarized neutron reflectometry, we observe an induced magnetization of 75 ± 25 kA/m at 10 K in a La(0.7)Sr(0.3)MnO(3) (LSMO)/BiFeO(3) superlattice extending from the interface through several atomic layers of the BiFeO(3) (BFO). The induced magnetization in BFO is explained by density functional theory, where the size of band gap of BFO plays an important role. Considering a classical exchange field between the LSMO and BFO layers, we further show that magnetization is expected to extend throughout the BFO, which provides a theoretical explanation for the results of the neutron scattering experiment.
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