Electronic transitions in strained SmNiO 3 thin films

S. Catalano (1) , M. Gibert (1) , V. Bisogni (2) , O. E. Peil (1) , F. He (3) , R. Sutarto (3) , M. Viret (1, 4) , P. Zubko (1) , R. Scherwitzl (1) , A. Georges (5, 1, 6, 7) , G. A. Sawatzky (8) , T. Schmitt (2) , J.-M. Triscone (1)

1 UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva
2 SLS-PSI - The Swiss Light Source (SLS)
3 Canadian Light Source
4 LNO - Laboratoire Nano-Magnétisme et Oxydes
5 CPHT - Centre de Physique Théorique [Palaiseau]
6 Collège de France - Chaire Physique de la matière condensée (A. Georges)
7 LPMC - Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée
8 UBC - University of British Columbia

Nickelates are known for their metal to insulator transition (MIT) and an unusual magnetic ordering, occurring at T=T Néel. Here, we investigate thin films of SmNiO 3 subjected to different levels of epitaxial strain. We find that the original bulk behavior (T Néel

Domains: Physics [physics]

S. Catalano, M. Gibert, V. Bisogni, O. E. Peil, F. He, et al.. Electronic transitions in strained SmNiO 3 thin films. APL Materials, 2014, 2 (11), pp.116110. ⟨10.1063/1.4902138⟩. ⟨cea-01439762⟩