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Favorable optical response for non-ferromagnetic (La2/3Sr1/3MnO3)n/SrTiO3 (001) ultrathin heterojunction: a potential photomagnetoelectric device

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In the present paper, we study the thickness-dependent characteristics for non-ferromagnetic (LSMO)n/SrTiO3 ((LSMO)n/STO) (001) heterojunctions with n = 3, 6 and 9, using the first-principles method. Either ferrimagnetic or antiferromagnetic ground state is stabilized, depending on the interface stacking sequence and LSMO layer thickness. The estimated potential barrier at LSMO/STO (001) interface is insensitive to the thickness of LSMO layer, and nonstoichiometric La2/3Sr1/3O/TiO2 interfaces embrace a smaller interface barrier. Interestingly, the non-ferromagnetic (LSMO)n/STO (001) heterojunctions with La2/3Sr1/3O/TiO2 interface show a significant enhancement in visible-light absorption as the LSMO layer thickness increases. Our work is helpful for designing the non-ferromagnetic photomagnetoelectric systems and may be interesting for antiferromagnetic spintronics.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11647051, 11704307, and 11804272) and the Natural Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China (Program No. 2019M653699) for providing financial support for this research.

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    Li-Yong Chen & Tian-Jun Zhang

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    Li-Yong Chen, Meng-Zhen Han & You Xie

  3. College of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710062, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Jian-Min Zhang

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Chen, LY., Han, MZ., Zhang, TJ. et al. Favorable optical response for non-ferromagnetic (La2/3Sr1/3MnO3)n/SrTiO3 (001) ultrathin heterojunction: a potential photomagnetoelectric device. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137, 986 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03223-3

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