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Nonstoichiometry driven ferromagnetism in double perovskite La2Ni1-xMn1+ xO6 insulating thin films
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Bernal-Salamanca, Monica; Konstantinović, Zorica; Balcells Argemí, Lluís; Pannunzio-Miner, Elisa; Sandiumenge Ortiz, Felip; Lopez-Mir, Laura; Bozzo, Bernat; Herrero-Martín, Javier; Pomar, Alberto; Frontera, Carlos; Martínez, Benjamín
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In this work we report on the epitaxial growth of LaNiMnO double perovskite thin films on top of (001) oriented SrTiO substrates by RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of oxygen pressure (P O) and growth temperature on the microstructure, stoichiometry of the films, and magnetic and transport properties is thoroughly investigated. It is found that high oxygen pressure promotes the growth of stoichiometric films, with a Ni/Mn ratio almost equal to 1. However, these films exhibit poor ferromagnetic properties with respect to the expected optimum values corresponding to ferromagnetic ordering mediated by superexchange interaction between Mn and Ni according to the Goodenough-Kanamori rules. Most interestingly, films grown at low P O exhibit Ni/Mn ratios below 1, but ferromagnetic properties close to the optimal ones. The valence balance between Ni and Mn ions in nonstoichiometric sample has been elucidated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The results indicate that Ni deficiency plays a crucial role in the puzzling insulating ferromagnetic behavior observed in nonstoichiometric samples. |
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-Ferromagnetic behaviors -Ferromagnetic orderings -Ferromagnetic properties -High oxygen pressure -Insulating thin films -Magnetic and transport properties -Rf-magnetron sputtering -Superexchange interaction |
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