Structural, chemical, and electronic state on La[subscript 0.7]Sr[subscript 0.3]MnO[subscript 3] dense thin-film surfaces at high temperature - Surface segregation
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Jalili, Helia; Yildez, Bilge; Chen, Yan, 1976-
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Structural, chemical, and electronic state on La0.7Sr 0.3MnO3 dense thin-film surfaces at high temperature - Surface segregation
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The evolution of the surface topographic and electronic structure and chemical state of the La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) thin films were probed using Scanning Tunneling microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to identify the structural nature of surface segregation of Sr on LSMO. The films had a layer-by-layer structure with a step height of 3.9 Å, close to the lattice parameter of LSMO. Up to 500oC in oxygen, the topography and the step heights remained the same, statistically within 2-4%, implying that no phase separation took place on the top layers. The low oxygen pressures, down to 10E-10 mbar at 500-580oC promoted segregation of Sr by 12-20% on the A-site. Our results suggests two possible structures for Sr segregation; the replacement of La by Sr on the AO-surface of the LSMO which retains a perovskite termination, or a separate AO-oxide phase nucleating on the defected lower layers.
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2010-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringJournal
ECS Transactions
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Electrochemical Society
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Jalili, Helia, Yan Chen, and Bilge Yildiz. “Structural, Chemical, and Electronic State on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Dense Thin-Film Surfaces at High Temperature: Surface Segregation.” ECS Transactions, 28 (11) 235-240 (2010) ©2010 ECS - The Electrochemical Society.
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1938-5862
1938-6737