Metallic characteristics in superlattices composed of insulators, NdMnO3/SrMnO3/LaMnO3
Authors: J. W. Seo, B. T. Phan, J. Lee, H.-D. Kim,and C. Panagopoulos
Published in: Applied Physics Letters 98, 171910, 2011.
We report on the electronic properties of superlattices composed of three different antiferromagnetic insulators, NdMnO3/SrMnO3/LaMnO3 grown on SrTiO3 substrates. Photoemission spectra obtained by tuning the x-ray energy at the Mn 2p → 3d edge show a Fermi cut-off, indicating metallic behavior mainly originating from Mn eg electrons. Furthermore, the density of states near the Fermi energy and the magnetization obey a similar temperature dependence, suggesting a correlation between the spin and charge degrees of freedom at the interfaces of these oxides.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3583586