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@PHDTHESIS{Schmitz:283618,
author = {Schmitz, Markus},
title = {{S}train and electric field mediated manipulation of
magnetism in
{L}a($_{1-x}$){S}r$_{x}${M}n{O}$_{3}$/{B}a{T}i{O}$_{3}$
heterostructures},
volume = {129},
school = {RWTH Aachen},
type = {Dr.},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-01920},
isbn = {978-3-95806-164-4},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe
Schlüsseltechnologien / Key Technologies},
pages = {VI, 141 S.},
year = {2016},
note = {RWTH Aachen, Diss., 2015},
abstract = {Heterostructures of ferromagnetic
La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ (LSMO) and ferroelectric
BaTiO$_{3}$ (BTO) were produced and investigated for their
structural and magnetic properties. The combination of these
ferroic properties can lead to an artificial multiferroic. A
possible magnetoelectric coupling at the interface was
proposed by Burton et al. [1]. Thus, special emphasis was
given to the manipulation of magnetic properties by applying
electric fields. A magneto-electric coupling could be
observed in the heterostructures under investigation.
Epitaxial LSMO thin films were grown on BTO substrates using
a state-of-the-art oxide molecular beam epitaxy (OMBE) and a
high oxygen sputtering system (HOPSS). Stoichiometric
La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ films with doping levels of x =
0.5 and x = 0.3 were produced. The film quality in terms of
roughness and crystalline structure was confirmed by X-ray
scattering methods. The presence of structural domains in
the BaTiO$_{3}$ single crystal substrate, whose proportion
could be altered due to the application of electric fields,
was shown by X-ray diffraction. Tensile strain is induced
into the epitaxial La$_{1-x}$Sr$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ films in the
whole temperature range under investigation. The
magnetization of LSMO alteres by the variation of strain
induced into the film, generated by the different structural
phases of single crystal BaTiO$_{3}$ substrates. The
magnetization shows sharp steps at the structural phase
transition temperatures of BTO. The evaluation of magnetic
hysteresis loops reveals a change of the magnetic anisotropy
of LSMO for each structural phase of BTO, but also within
the orthorhombic phase. Special focus was given to the
manipulation of magnetic properties by the application of
electric fields. A newly established measurement option was
used to determine the magnetic response to an applied
electric field as a function of temperature and magnetic
field. The electrically induced modification of the
magnetization is profound near the structural phase
transition temperatures. Electrical hysteresis loops give a
detailed view on the influence of the electric field on the
magnetization. The magnetic coercivity field shifts by the
application of electric fields giving rise to a change of
the magnetic anisotropy. Polarized neutron reflectivity
measurements yield the magnetization profiles of the
LSMO/BTO heterostructures to clarify a limitation of the
effect to the interface. Samples grown by OMBE indicate a
better epitaxial crystal structure due to a strain induced
reduction in the magnetization at the interface. Samples
produced by HOPSS show a reduced magnetization for higher
layer thicknesses, which might be related to oxygen
vacancies. Simulations of the polarized neutron reflectivity
data for different electric field directions reveal that the
observed differences in the reflectivity are mostly related
to altered structural properties. Several mechanisms, which
might be responsible for the observed effects in LSMO on
BTO, are discussed. Strain effects via the elastic channel
can lead to a rotation of the magnetican isotropy, a change
of the orbital ordering or the exchange interaction. Also
carriermediated effects and oxygen diffusion under applied
electric fields have to be considered. Furthermore, the
ferroelectric properties of the BaTiO$_{3}$ substrates and
their response to the electric field is of crucial
importance to explain the observed effects.},
cin = {JCNS-2 / PGI-4 / JARA-FIT},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-4-20110106 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$},
pnm = {144 - Controlling Collective States (POF3-144) / 524 -
Controlling Collective States (POF3-524) / 6212 - Quantum
Condensed Matter: Magnetism, Superconductivity (POF3-621) /
6213 - Materials and Processes for Energy and Transport
Technologies (POF3-621) / 6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron
Research (JCNS) (POF3-623)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-144 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-524 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6212 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6213 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G4},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)SNS-MR-20160304 / EXP:(DE-MLZ)MARIA-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/283618},
}