A Combined Ion Scattering, Photoemission, and DFT Investigation on the Termination Layer of a La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Spin Injecting Electrode
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C2014Vol. 118(25), pp. 13631–13637
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Lorenzo Poggini, Silviya Ninova, Patrizio Graziosi, Matteo Mannini, Valeria Lanzilotto, Brunetto Cortigiani, Luigi Malavolti, F. Borgatti, Ugo Bardi, Federico Totti, I. Bergenti, V. Dediu, Roberta Sessoli
Abstract
La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) thin films have proven to act as an efficient spin injection electrode in hybrid organic/inorganic spintronic devices. Optimal control of the chemical composition of the LSMO outermost layer is a key issue in the realization of efficient and reproducible spintronic devices. Low-energy ion scattering (LEIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), empowered by density functional theory (DFT) investigations have been used to reveal the chemical composition of the LSMO termination. The topmost layers consist of a Sr- and Mn-rich phase evolving to the bulk phase via a gradual increase of the La content.
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