2024-03-19T01:15:17Zhttp://digital.csic.es/dspace-oai/requestoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1372232017-09-07T04:30:31Zcom_10261_46com_10261_3col_10261_299
López Mir, Laura
Balcells Argemi, Lluis
Valencia, Sergio
Kronast, Florian
Martínez Perea, Benjamín
Miguel, Juan José de
Ocal, Carmen
2016-09-22T13:11:15Z
2016-09-22T13:11:15Z
2016-09-07
Crystal Growth and Design 16(9): 5479–5486 (2016)
1528-7483
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/137223
10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00933
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002809
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
The spontaneous formation of double chemical
terminated surfaces of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 due to deviations from
ideal epitaxial growth during its deposition on SrTiO3(001) is
presented. The development of surface regions with differentiated
topmost composition leads to outstanding surface
nanostructuration presenting notably distinct local properties,
particularly in terms of electric transport and local work
function. Correlation between combined atomic force
microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data allows
the chemical identification of the two terminations as
corresponding to La0.7Sr0.3O and MnO2. The most likely
atomistic process at the origin of the surface organization has
been interpreted by Monte Carlo simulations that reveal the
importance of stacking fault formation as growth proceeds. We present a physical understanding of the experimental results for
surfaces in which different electronic responses coexist. The conclusions of the present work can be extended to the growth of
other perovskite thin films, therefore broadening the field of functional materials nanostructuration.
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Growth Instabilities as a Source of Surface Chemical Structuration in Functional Perovskite Thin Films
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