Interface structure of SrTiO3/LaAlO3 at elevated temperatures studied in situ by synchrotron x rays

Vonk, V. and Driessen, K.J.I. and Tinnemans, P. and Brinkman, A. and Harkema, S. and Graafsma, H. (2007) Interface structure of SrTiO3/LaAlO3 at elevated temperatures studied in situ by synchrotron x rays. Physical Review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 75 (23). p. 235417. ISSN 1098-0121

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Abstract:	The atomic interface structure between SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 was studied at elevated temperatures employing in situ surface x-ray diffraction. The results at 473 K indicate that the lattice distorts significantly in two ways. First, the interatomic distances between the cations across the interface become as large as 4.03(2) Å. Second, the TiO6 octahedra at the interface contract their principal axis along the surface normal considerably and the Ti displaces off center. These distortions can be ascribed to the charge inbalance introduced by the change in atomic species across the interface and to a Jahn-Teller effect. The latter distortion suggests the presence of extra electrons at the interface, which is important for understanding the electronic properties of this system.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2007 American Physical Society
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Low Temperatures - Biomagnetism (LT)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/59148
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.235417
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