Anisotropic electronic properties of a-axis-oriented Sr2IrO 4 epitaxial thin-films

J. Nichols; O. B. Korneta; J. Terzic; L. E. De Long; G. Cao; J. W. Brill; S. S.A. Seo

doi:10.1063/1.4822334

Anisotropic electronic properties of a-axis-oriented Sr₂IrO ₄ epitaxial thin-films

J. Nichols, O. B. Korneta, J. Terzic, L. E. De Long, G. Cao, J. W. Brill, S. S.A. Seo

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Abstract

We have investigated the transport and optical properties along the c-axis of a-axis-oriented Sr₂IrO₄ epitaxial thin-films grown on LaSrGaO₄ (100) substrates. The c-axis resistivity is approximately one order of magnitude larger than that of the ab-plane. Optical absorption spectra with Ec polarization show both Ir 5d intersite transitions and charge-transfer transitions (O 2p to Ir 5d), while E//c spectra show only the latter. The structural anisotropy created by biaxial strain in a-axis-oriented thin-films also changes the electronic structure and gap energy. These a-axis-oriented, epitaxial thin-films provide a powerful tool to investigate the highly anisotropic electronic properties of Sr₂IrO₄.

Original language	English
Article number	131910
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	103
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4822334
State	Published - Sep 23 2013

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Funding Information:
We appreciate Emily Bittle for her help with the FT-IR measurements. This research was supported by the NSF through Grant Nos. EPS-0814194 (the Center for Advanced Materials), DMR-1262261 (JWB), DMR-0856234 (GC), DMR-1265162 (GC), by U.S. DoE through Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER45653 (LED), and by the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation with the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation through Grant Agreement No. KSEF-148-502-12-303 (SSAS).

Funding

We appreciate Emily Bittle for her help with the FT-IR measurements. This research was supported by the NSF through Grant Nos. EPS-0814194 (the Center for Advanced Materials), DMR-1262261 (JWB), DMR-0856234 (GC), DMR-1265162 (GC), by U.S. DoE through Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER45653 (LED), and by the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation with the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation through Grant Agreement No. KSEF-148-502-12-303 (SSAS).

Funders	Funder number
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation	KSEF-148-502-12-303
SSAS
National Science Foundation (NSF)	EPS-0814194
Michigan State University-U.S. Department of Energy (MSU-DOE) Plant Research Laboratory	DE-FG02-97ER45653
Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
Center for Advanced Meta-Materials	DMR-0856234, DMR-1265162, DMR-1262261

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