Manipulating multiple order parameters via oxygen vacancies: The case of e u0.5 B a0.5Ti O3-δ

Weiwei Li, Qian He, Le Wang, Huizhong Zeng, John Bowlan, Langsheng Ling, Dmitry A. Yarotski, Wenrui Zhang, Run Zhao, Jiahong Dai, Junxing Gu, Shipeng Shen, Haizhong Guo, Li Pi, Haiyan Wang, Yongqiang Wang, Ivan A. Velasco-Davalos, Yangjiang Wu, Zhijun Hu, Bin ChenRun Wei Li, Young Sun, Kuijuan Jin, Yuheng Zhang, Hou Tong Chen, Sheng Ju, Andreas Ruediger, Daning Shi, Albina Y. Borisevich, Hao Yang

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Abstract

Controlling functionalities, such as magnetism or ferroelectricity, by means of oxygen vacancies (VO) is a key issue for the future development of transition-metal oxides. Progress in this field is currently addressed through VO variations and their impact on mainly one order parameter. Here we reveal a mechanism for tuning both magnetism and ferroelectricity simultaneously by using VO. Combining experimental and density-functional theory studies of Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3-δ, we demonstrate that oxygen vacancies create Ti3+3d1 defect states, mediating the ferromagnetic coupling between the localized Eu 4f7 spins, and increase an off-center displacement of Ti ions, enhancing the ferroelectric Curie temperature. The dual function of Ti sites also promises a magnetoelectric coupling in the Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3-δ.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115105
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume96
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 6 2017

Funding

The authors thank Kelvin H. L. Zhang for valuable discussion, and also acknowledge the support of the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2014CB921001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11274237, No. U1632122, No. 11004145, No. 51202153, No. U1332209, No. U1435208, No. 11134012, No. 11174355, No. 11474349, and No. 11227405), and the Program for Postgraduates Research Innovation in University of Jiangsu Province under Grant No. CXZZ13_0798. The STEM studies (Q.H. and A.Y.B.) are supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. The TEM studies at Texas A&M University are funded by the US National Science Foundation (Grants No. DMR-1643911 and No. DMR-1565822). Ion beam analysis (Y.W.) and SHG measurements are supported by the Center for Integrated Nanothechnologies (CINT), a US DOE Nanoscale Research Center, jointly operated by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. A.R. gratefully acknowledges financial support from NSERC through a discovery grant, from FRQNT and from CFI through the Leaders Opportunity Fund.

FundersFunder number
Program for Postgraduates Research Innovation in University of Jiangsu ProvinceCXZZ13_0798
National Science Foundation1565822, DMR-1643911, DMR-1565822, 1643911
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
Basic Energy Sciences
Sandia National Laboratories
Texas A and M University
Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Canada Foundation for Innovation
National Natural Science Foundation of China11134012, 11474349, 11174355, 11227405, U1332209, U1435208, U1632122, 51202153, 11274237, 11004145
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies
National Key Research and Development Program of China2014CB921001

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