Nature of the metal-insulator transition in few-unit-cell-thick LaNiO3 films

M. Golalikhani; Q. Lei; R. U. Chandrasena; L. Kasaei; H. Park; J. Bai; P. Orgiani; J. Ciston; G. E. Sterbinsky; D. A. Arena; P. Shafer; E. Arenholz; B. A. Davidson; A. J. Millis; A. X. Gray; X. X. Xi

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04546-5

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Nature of the metal-insulator transition in few-unit-cell-thick LaNiO3 films

M. Golalikhani,
Q. Lei,
R. U. Chandrasena,
L. Kasaei,
H. Park,
J. Bai,
P. Orgiani,
J. Ciston,
G. E. Sterbinsky,
D. A. Arena,
P. Shafer,
E. Arenholz,
B. A. Davidson,
A. J. Millis,
A. X. Gray,
X. X. Xi

Affiliations

M. Golalikhani: Department of Physics, Temple University
Q. Lei: Department of Physics, Temple University
R. U. Chandrasena: Department of Physics, Temple University
L. Kasaei: Department of Physics, Temple University
H. Park: Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago
J. Bai: National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory
P. Orgiani: CNR-SPIN, UOS Salerno
J. Ciston: National Center for Electron Microscopy Facility, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
G. E. Sterbinsky: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
D. A. Arena: Department of Physics, University of South Florida
P. Shafer: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
E. Arenholz: Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
B. A. Davidson: Department of Physics, Temple University
A. J. Millis: Department of Physics, Columbia University
A. X. Gray: Department of Physics, Temple University
X. X. Xi: Department of Physics, Temple University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04546-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The electronic behaviour of complex oxides such as LaNiO3 depends on many intrinsic and extrinsic factors, making it challenging to identify microscopic mechanisms. Here the authors demonstrate the influence of oxygen vacancies on the thickness-dependent metal-insulator transition of LaNiO3 films.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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