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Strain‐Driven Bidirectional Spin Orientation Control in Epitaxial High Entropy Oxide Films

Zhao, Zhibo ; Jaiswal, Arun Kumar ; Wang, Di ; Wollersen, Vanessa ; Xiao, Zhengyu ; Pradhan, Gajanan ; Celegato, Federica ; Tiberto, Paola ; Szymczak, Maria ; Dabrowa, Juliusz ; Waqar, Moaz ; Fuchs, Dirk ; Pan, Xiaoqing ; Hahn, Horst ; Kruk, Robert ; Sarkar, Abhishek (2024)
Strain‐Driven Bidirectional Spin Orientation Control in Epitaxial High Entropy Oxide Films.
In: Advanced Science, 2023, 10 (27)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00024702
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Strain‐Driven Bidirectional Spin Orientation Control in Epitaxial High Entropy Oxide Films
Language: English
Date: 22 January 2024
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2023
Place of primary publication: Weinheim
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Journal or Publication Title: Advanced Science
Volume of the journal: 10
Issue Number: 27
Collation: 10 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00024702
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Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

High entropy oxides (HEOs), based on the incorporation of multiple‐principal cations into the crystal lattice, offer the possibility to explore previously inaccessible oxide compositions and unconventional properties. Here it is demonstrated that despite the chemical complexity of HEOs external stimuli, such as epitaxial strain, can selectively stabilize certain magneto‐electronic states. Epitaxial (Co₀.₂Cr₀.₂Fe₀.₂Mn₀.₂Ni₀.₂)₃O₄‐HEO thin films are grown in three different strain states: tensile, compressive, and relaxed. A unique coexistence of rocksalt and spinel‐HEO phases, which are fully coherent with no detectable chemical segregation, is revealed by transmission electron microscopy. This dual‐phase coexistence appears as a universal phenomenon in (Co₀.₂Cr₀.₂Fe₀.₂Mn₀.₂Ni₀.₂)₃O₄ epitaxial films. Prominent changes in the magnetic anisotropy and domain structure highlight the strain‐induced bidirectional control of magnetic properties in HEOs. When the films are relaxed, their magnetization behavior is isotropic, similar to that of bulk materials. However, under tensile strain, the hardness of the out‐of‐plane (OOP) axis increases significantly. On the other hand, compressive straining results in an easy OOP magnetization and a maze‐like magnetic domain structure, indicating the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Generally, this study emphasizes the adaptability of the high entropy design strategy, which, when combined with coherent strain engineering, opens additional prospects for fine‐tuning properties in oxides.

Uncontrolled Keywords: dual‐phase coexistence, high entropy oxides, interfacial segregation, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, strain‐engineering
Identification Number: 2304038
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-247025
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 540 Chemistry
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 660 Chemical engineering
Divisions: 11 Department of Materials and Earth Sciences > Material Science > Joint Research Laboratory Nanomaterials
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2024 13:26
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2024 11:56
SWORD Depositor: Deep Green
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/24702
PPN: 515512575
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