不同组分厚度比的LaMnO3/SrTiO3异质界面电子结构和磁性的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算, 研究了(LaMnO₃)_n/(SrTiO₃)_m(LMO/STO)异质界面的离子弛豫、电子结构和磁性质. 研究表明, 不同组分厚度比及界面类型时, 离子弛豫程度各不相同, 并且界面处的电子性质受此影响较大. 对于n型界面, 当LMO的厚度达到6个单胞层后, 电子会从LMO转移到STO, 转移的电子占据界面层Ti原子的3d电子轨道, 界面处出现二维电子气. 对于n型界面(LMO)_n/(STO)₂, 随着LMO厚度数n的增加, 由离子弛豫造成的结构畸变减小, 而界面处Ti原子周围电子的态密度和自旋极化却增大, 表明高厚度比的n型界面有利于产生高迁移率的二维电子气和自旋极化. 而对于p型(LMO)₂/(STO)₈界面, 在STO一侧基本没有结构畸变, 界面处无电子转移和自旋极化现象. 通过计算平均静电势发现n型和p型界面处的势差大小相差2 eV, 解释了p型界面不容易发生电荷转移的原因.     

LaAlO_3/SrTiO_3界面增强光伏效应

探索LaAlO_3/SrTiO_3(LAO/STO)界面产生的新奇物理特性对理解关联电子系统中多自由度耦合和设计功能材料器件具有重要的价值.本文通过脉冲激光沉积方法在SrTiO_3基底上制备了LAO/STO薄膜,研究了正面照射LAO/STO膜面和侧面照射LAO/STO界面时的光伏效应,探讨了LAO/STO界面对光伏效应的影响.研究结果表明,在同样光照能量下侧面照射LAO/STO界面产生的光电压远高于正面照射LAO/STO膜面产生的光电压,说明LAO/STO界面对光伏效应有明显的增强作用.通过偏压调控可以进一步增强照射LAO/STO界面产生的光电压,当偏压为60 V时, LAO/STO样品的位置探测灵敏度达到了36.8 mV/mm.这些研究结果为设计场调控位置敏感探测器等新型光电子器件提供了新的思路.     

氧气氛退火对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3薄膜结构及性能的影响

利用磁控溅射方法,在(100)Si、LaAlO_3(LAO)和SrTiO_3(STO)衬底上制备得到了La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)MnO_3(LSMO)薄膜,通过X射线衍射仪、原子力显微镜以及磁性测量系统研究了不同温度氧气氛下的后续退火对LSMO薄膜结构及磁学性能的影响.结果表明随着退火温度的升高,LAO和STO衬底上的LSMO薄膜氧含量逐渐增加,Mn4 /Mn3 的比值逐渐趋向于3∶7,表现为面外晶格常数逐渐减少,饱和磁化强度及居里温度都有明显提高,而矫顽力则有所降低;拉曼散射实验结果更直观的给出了退火后LSMO晶格有序性的增加和Jahn-Teller畸变的减弱;而Si单晶上的LSMO薄膜在高温下由于与衬底发生了复杂的化学反应而导致相结构发生改变.     

La1－xSrxMnO3/TiO2 (x=0.2, 0.15, 0.04)异质pn结的整流特性

采用磁控溅射法制备的La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ (LSMO)/TiO₂异质pn结表现出很好的整流特性.室温电流电压特性曲线显示随着Sr掺杂的增加，扩散电压增大，这可能由于Sr掺杂的增加导致载流子浓度增大所致.电流电压变温特性曲线显示随着测量温度的降低，扩散电压增大，这可能由于随着测量温度的变化导致界面电子结构的变化所致.值得提出的，异质pn结电阻随温度变化曲线表现出单层LSMO的金属绝缘相变特性，并且在低测量温度时表现出随着测量温度的降低结电阻增大，这可能是由于宽带隙的TiO₂的引入导致. 关键词： 异质结 整流特性 庞磁阻     

SrTiO3金属-绝缘体-半导体结构的介电与界面特性

采用金属有机分解法在p型Si衬底上制备了SrTiO3（STO）薄膜.研究了STO薄膜金属 绝缘体 半导体(MIS)结构的介电和界面特性.结果表明，STO薄膜显示出优异的介电性能，在10kHz处的介电常数约为105，损耗低于001，这来源于多晶结构和良好的结晶性；MIS结构中的固定电荷密度Nf和界面态密度Dit分别约为15×1012cm-2和(14—35)×1012cm-2eV-1，这主要与Si/STO界面处形成的低介电常数界面层有关. 关键词： SrTiO3薄膜 MIS结构 介电性能 Si/STO界面     

The Sr content influence on the positive magnetoresistance in La1-xSrxMnO3/Si heterojunctions

<正>We fabricated La_(1-x)Sr_xMnO_3/Si(LSMO/Si) heterojunctions with different Sr doping concentrations(x = 0.1, 0.2,0.3) in LSMO and studied the Sr content influence on magnetoresistance(MR) ratio.The hetero junctions show positive MR and high sensitivity of MR ratio in a low applied magnetic field.The MR ratio is dependent on Sr content and the low Sr doping in LSMO causes a large positive MR in LSMO/Si junctions.The MR ratio for 0.1 Sr doping in the LSMO/Si heterostructure is 116%in 100 Oe(1 Oe=79.5775 A/m) at 210 K.The mechanism for the positive MR dependence on the doping density is considered to be the competition between the tunneling rate of electrons in e_g~1↑to t_(2g)↓band and that to e_g~2↑band at the interface region of LSMO.The experimental results are in agreement with those observed in La_(0.9)Sr_(0.1)MnO_3/SrNb_(0.01)Ti_(0.99)O_3 p-n junction.The results indicate that choosing low doping concentration to improve the low field sensitivity of the heterojunction devices is a very efficacious method.     

微纳加工边界效应对LaAlO_3/SrTiO_3界面自旋轨道耦合影响研究

LaAlO_3/SrTiO_3(LAO/STO)氧化物异质结界面存在的二维电子气(2DEG)具有很强的Rashba自旋轨道耦合(Rashba SOC),并且SOC强度受栅压调控.这使得LAO/STO有潜力成为自旋电子学器件的平台.实现自旋电子学器件需要对LAO/STO异质结进行微纳加工.本文中,我们研究了使用Ar+离子束辐照得到的LAO/STO异质结条带的低温磁输运性质.我们发现随着LAO/STO条带宽度减小,由于边界缺陷对载流子的束缚作用,栅压调控SOC强度的能力减弱甚至消失.     

La1/3Sr2/3Fe1-xCoxO3体系中的Co替代效应研究

本文通过对La1/3Sr2/3Fe1-xCoxO3系列样品进行X射线衍射(XRD)和变温电阻率(p～T)、比热(C～T)、磁化率(M～T)等测试,研究了Co掺杂对该系列样品的晶体结构和电热磁性质的影响.结果表明,随着Co掺杂量的增加,晶胞体积单调减小;电阻中电荷有序(charge ordering,CO)的特征逐渐消失.Co含量低的样品随着温度降低发生顺磁-反铁磁(PM-AFM)转变和金属-绝缘体(M-I)转变;Co含量高的样品则在磁转变温度以下表现出团簇玻璃型短程铁磁有序行为,并且在整个测量温区内具有金属导电特性.这些证明Co掺杂引起电子的局域化效应是导致体系电磁和输运行为发生变化的主要原因.     

La_(1-x)Sr_xMnO_3/TiO_2(x=0.2,0.15,0.04)异质pn结的整流特性

采用磁控溅射法制备的La1-xSrxMnO3(LSMO)/TiO2异质pn结表现出很好的整流特性.室温电流电压特性曲线显示随着Sr掺杂的增加,扩散电压增大,这可能由于Sr掺杂的增加导致载流子浓度增大所致.电流电压变温特性曲线显示随着测量温度的降低,扩散电压增大,这可能由于随着测量温度的变化导致界面电子结构的变化所致.值得提出的,异质pn结电阻随温度变化曲线表现出单层LSMO的金属绝缘相变特性,并且在低测量温度时表现出随着测量温度的降低结电阻增大,这可能是由于宽带隙的TiO2的引入导致.     

SrTiO3金属-绝缘体-半导体结构的介电与界面特性

采用金属有机分解法在p型Si衬底上制备了SiTiO3(STO)薄膜.研究了STO薄膜金属-绝缘体-半导体(MIS)结构的介电和界面特性.结果表明,STO薄膜显示出优异的介电性能,在10kHz处的介电常数约为105,损耗低于0.01,这来源于多晶结构和良好的结晶性;MIS结构中的固定电荷密度Nf和界面态密度Dit分别约为1.5×1012cm-2和(1.4-3.5)×1012 cm-2 eV-1,这主要与Si/STO界面处形成的低介电常数界面层有关.     

Synthesis and properties of La1-xSrxNiO3 and La1-xSrxNiO2

Superconductivity has been realized in films of La_1-xSr_xNiO₂. Here we report synthesis and characterization of polycrystalline samples of La_1-xSr_xNiO₃ and La_1-xSr_xNiO₂ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2). Magnetization and resistivity measurements reveal that La_1-xSr_xNiO₃ are paramagnetic metal and La_1-xSr_xNiO₂ exhibit an insulating behavior. Superconductivity is not detected in bulk samples of La_1-xSr_xNiO₂. The absence of superconductivity in bulk La_1-xSr_xNiO₂ may be due to the generation of hydroxide during reduction, a small amount of nickel impurity, or incomplete reduction of apical oxygen. The effect of interface in films of La_1-xSr_xNiO₂ may also play a role for superconductivity.     

Higher-order elastic constants of La1.84Sr0.16CuO4 high-temperature superconductor

Finite deformation theory is used to obtain the strain energy density of a tetragonal 2–1–4-type single crystal of the high-temperature superconductor La_2−xSr_xCuO₄. The complete set of second and third-order elastic constants of the high-temperature superconductor La_2−xSr_xCuO₄ (x = 0.16) is calculated by taking into account the interactions between nine nearest-neighbour atoms in the lattice and using Mie–Grüneisen interatomic potential. For the sake of comparison we have also computed the values of these constants for x = 0.13–0.20. The values of third-order elastic constants of La_2−xSr_xCuO₄ (x = 0.13–0.20) are negative and their absolute magnitudes are one order higher than those of the second-order elastic constants.     

Sr掺杂对CaMnO_3基氧化物电子性质及热电输运性能的影响

采用密度泛函理论计算分析的方法研究了Ca位Sr掺杂的CaMnO_3基氧化物的电子性质和电性能;采用柠檬酸溶胶-凝胶法结合陶瓷烧结制备工艺制备了Ca位Sr掺杂的CaMnO_3基氧化物块体试样,分析研究了所得试样的热电传输性能.结果表明,Sr掺杂CaMnO_3氧化物仍然呈间接带隙型能带结构,带隙宽度由0.756 eV减小到0.711 eV.Sr掺杂CaMnO_3氧化物费米能级附近的载流子有效质量均得到调控,载流子浓度也有所增大.Sr比Ca具有更强的释放电子能力,其掺杂在CaMnO_3氧化物中表现为n型.Sr掺杂的CaMnO_3基氧化物材料电阻率大幅度降低,Seebeck系数绝对值较本征CaMnO_3基氧化物材料有一定程度的增大,Sr掺杂量为0.06和0.12的Ca_(1-x)Sr_xMnO_3(x=0.06,0.12)试样,其373 K的电阻率分别降低至本征CaMnO_3基氧化物材料的25%和21%,其373 K的Seebeck系数绝对值分别是本征CaMnO_3基氧化物材料的112.9%和111.1%,Sr掺杂有效提高了CaMnO_3基氧化物材料的热电性能.     

稀土硼化物LaxCe1-xB6亚微米粉的制备及光吸收研究

以稀土氧化物La₂O₃和CeO₂为稀土源, 以NaBH₄为硼源在真空环境中通过固相反应成功制备出了分散性好的单相三元La_xCe_1-xB₆亚微米粉. 系统研究了掺杂元素La对CeB₆物相, 微观结构及光吸收性能的影响. 实验结果表明, La元素的掺杂没有改变CeB₆的物相和晶体结构, 而是无序替代了Ce原子晶位. 光吸收结果表明, 随着La掺杂量的增加La_xCe_1-xB₆分散液吸收谷波长从620 nm减小到610 nm出现了蓝移现象.     

Oxygen tracer diffusion in La1 − xSrxCoO3

Tracer diffusion of ¹⁸O in dense, polycrystalline La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ for x = 0.1 has been measured in the temperature range 400 to 600 °C and at 500 °C for x = 0.2 at an oxygen partial pressure of 1 × 10⁵ Pa. Depth profiles were obtained by secondary ion mass spectrometry. The diffusion coefficient for La_0.9Sr_0.1CoO₃ is given by D = (17–247) exp[(−232 ± 8 kJ/mole)/RT] cm²/s. This value is several orders of magnitude lower than D extrapolated from the results for x = 0.2 measured in the 700–900 °C temperature range. One possible explanation for the discrepancy is that the two measurements reflect different diffusion paths. As expected, La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO₃ exhibits a higher diffusivity at 500 °C than does La_0.9Sr_0.1CoO₃.     

Electrochemical behaviour of oxygen at nickel nest cathodic material with catalyst La1−xSrxCoO3

The reduction of oxygen in the three phases gas–liquid–solid using a nickel nest as electrode with a La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ (x=0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1) series of combined oxides as a catalyst in different electrolytes of acidic H₃PO₄ or alkaline KOH, NaOH or LiOH solution at a fixed optimum oxygen flow-rate at room temperature was studied by the electrochemical method. The electrochemical parameters, such as electron transfer coefficient and exchange current density, were also determined. The La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ series of catalysts was synthesized by a solid-state reaction. XRD was used to confirm the structure of the catalyst. BET, EDS and resistivity measurements were used to investigated the electrochemical behaviour of the cathodic reduction of oxygen in the presence of the catalyst. SEM was also used to inspect the change before and after the reaction with the catalyst. The electron transfer coefficients, β, from the experiments with the various catalysts in the different alkaline electrolytes were determined as follows:

β(in KOH)>β(in NaOH)>β(in LiOH).

It was discovered that La_0.7Sr_0.3CoO₃ as a catalyst has a higher catalytic activity, a higher specific surface area, lower electrical resistivity, better stability and less agglomeration. Therefore, the above catalyst is the best catalyst for oxygen reduction of those studied.     

Superconductivity and crystallographic properties of La2 − xMxCuO4 − δ (M = Na, K)

Superconductivity and crystallographic properties of La_{2 − x}M_xCuO_{4 − δ} (M = Na, K) are studied. In the La_{2 − x}M_xCuO_{4 − δ} system, superconductivity is detected for x 0.2. Oxygen content analysis shows that the system has more oxygen vacancies than the La_{2 − x}Sr_xCuO_{4 − δ} system. These oxygen vacancies may reduce the hole concentration, and high Na-doping is needed to produce superconductivity. In the La_{2 − x}K_xCuO_{4 − δ} system, superconductivity is observed for the first time. Resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements show that T_c(onset) is 40 K and the Meissner volume fraction is about 4% for x = 0.7. The system changes from orthorhombic to a tetragonal K₂NiF₄ structure at x ≈ 0.3 and only tetragonal samples show superconductivity.     

Thickness dependence of microstructures in La0.9Sr0.1MnO3 thin films grown on exact-cut and miscut SrTiO3 substrates

The thickness dependence of microstructures of La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ (LSMO) thin films grown on exact-cut and miscut SrTiO₃ (STO) substrates, respectively, was investigated by high-angle X-ray diffraction (HXRD), X-ray small-angle reflection (XSAR), X-ray reciprocal space mapping and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Results show that the LSMO films are in pseudocubic structure and are highly epitaxial [0 0 1]-oriented growth on the (0 0 1) STO substrates. The crystalline quality of the LSMO film is improved with thickness. The epitaxial relationship between the LSMO films and the STO substrates is [0 0 1]_LSMO[0 0 1]_EXACT-STO, and the LSMO films have a slight mosaic structure along the q_x direction for the samples grown on the exact-cut STO substrates. However, an oriented angle of about 0.24° exists between [0 0 1]_LSMO and [0 0 1]_MISCUT-STO, and the LSMO films have a mosaic structure along the q_z direction for that grown on the miscut STO substrates. The mosaic structure of both groups of the samples tends to reduce with thickness. The diffraction intensity of the (0 0 4) peaks increases with thickness of the LSMO film. The XSAR and AFM observations show that for both groups, the interface is sharp and the surface is rather smooth. The mechanism was discussed briefly.     

Manganite-layer thickness-dependent photovoltaic effect of La0.9Sr0.1MnO3/SrNb0.01Ti0.99O3 p–n heterojunction

The perovskite p–n heterojunctions were fabricated by depositing La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ (LSMO) layers with thicknesses ranging from 20 to 400 Å on SrNb_0.01Ti_0.99O₃ (SNTO) single-crystal substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy (laser-MBE). The open-circuit photovoltage of the LSMO/SNTO heterojunction at room temperature increases with the increase of the thickness of LSMO layer. This result is ascribed to the increase of the carrier amount and the enhancement of the built-in electric field in the space-charge region of the LSMO/SNTO heterojunction with the increase of the thickness of LSMO layer. Furthermore, we found that the speed of photovoltaic response is almost independent of the thickness of LSMO layer in the heterojunction.     

多铁材料Bi1-xCaxFeO3的介电、铁磁特性和高温磁相变

采用溶胶凝胶法制备Bi_1-xCa_xFeO₃ (x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2)陶瓷样品. X衍射图谱表明所有样品的主衍射峰均与纯相BiFeO₃相符合且具有良好的晶体结构. 随着x的增大, Bi_1-xCa_xFeO₃样品的主衍射峰由双峰(104)与(110) 逐渐重叠为单峰(110), 当x ≥0.15时, 样品呈现正方晶系结构; 扫描电镜形貌分析可知, 晶粒由原来的0.5 μm逐渐增大到2 μm. Bi_1-xCa_xFeO₃样品介电常数和介电损耗随着x 的增加先增大而后减小. 当f=1 kHz, Bi_0.9Ca_0.1FeO₃ 的介电常数达到最大值, 是BiFeO₃的7.5倍, 而Bi_0.8Ca_0.2FeO₃的介电常数达到最小值, 仅仅是BiFeO₃的十分之一. Bi_1-xCa_xFeO₃样品所呈现的介电特性是由偶极子取向极化和空间电荷限制电流两种极化机理共同作用的结果. 随着Ca²⁺ 的引入, BiFeO₃ 样品的铁磁性显著提高. X射线光电子能谱图表明Fe²⁺和Fe³⁺ 共存于Bi_1-xCa_xFeO₃ 样品中, Fe²⁺/Fe³⁺比例随着Ca²⁺ 掺杂量的增加而增大, 证明Ca²⁺掺杂增加了Fe²⁺的含量, 增强BiFeO₃的铁磁特性. 从M-T曲线观察到BiFeO₃样品在878 K附近发生铁磁相变, 示差扫描量热法测试再次证明BiFeO₃ 在878 K发生相变. Ca²⁺掺杂使BiFeO₃样品的T_N略有变化而T_M基本不变, 其主要原因是Fe-O-Fe反铁磁超交换作用的强弱和磁结构相对稳定.