Band Alignment and Charge Transfer in Complex Oxide Interfaces

Zhong Z, Hansmann P (2017)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

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Book Volume: 7

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.7.011023

Abstract

The synthesis of transition metal heterostructures is currently one of the most vivid fields in the design of novel functional materials. In this paper, we propose a simple scheme to predict band alignment and charge transfer in complex oxide interfaces. For semiconductor heterostructures, band-alignment rules like the well-known Anderson or Schottky-Mott rule are based on comparison of the work function or electron affinity of the bulk components. This scheme breaks down for oxides because of the invalidity of a single work-function approximation as recently shown in [Phys. Rev. B 93, 235116 (2016); Adv. Funct. Mater. 26, 5471 (2016)]. Here, we propose a new scheme that is built on a continuity condition of valence states originating in the compounds' shared network of oxygen. It allows for the prediction of sign and relative amplitude of the intrinsic charge transfer, taking as input only information about the bulk properties of the components. We support our claims by numerical density functional theory simulations as well as (where available) experimental evidence. Specific applications include (i) controlled doping of SrTiO3 layers with the use of 4d and 5d transition metal oxides and (ii) the control of magnetic ordering in manganites through tuned charge transfer.

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APA:

Zhong, Z., & Hansmann, P. (2017). Band Alignment and Charge Transfer in Complex Oxide Interfaces. Physical Review X, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.011023

MLA:

Zhong, Zhicheng, and Philipp Hansmann. "Band Alignment and Charge Transfer in Complex Oxide Interfaces." Physical Review X 7.1 (2017).

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