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NPJ QUANTUM MATERIALS
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s41535-021-00361-2
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) - Korean Government via the Creative Research Initiative Center for Lattice Defectronics [2017R1A3B1023686]
- Center for Quantum Coherence in Condensed Matter [2016R1A5A1008184]
The Jahn-Teller effect lowers the overall energy of the system by removing electron degeneracy through geometric deformation, creating multiple elastic and orbital-anisotropic states. In this study, the real-space observation of JT phonon and orbiton-related domains in LaMnO3 thin film using confocal Raman spectromicroscopy provides a useful pathway for understanding JT domain textures. Additionally, the manipulation of JT domains by applying local external stress demonstrates the potential for mechanically-tunable orbitronic applications.
The Jahn-Teller (JT) effect, through geometric deformation of molecules or local ionic lattices, lowers the overall energy of the system by removing electron degeneracy from partially occupied orbitals. Crystal symmetry lowered by JT distortion inevitably creates multiple variants of elastic and orbital-anisotropic states. Visualization and control of the domain/wall textures create a cornerstone to understand various correlated phenomena and explore wall properties. Here, we report the real-space observation of JT phonon and orbiton-related domains in a LaMnO3 thin film using confocal Raman spectromicroscopy. The characteristic symmetries of the JT-originated Raman modes allow us to detect and visualize the local population and orientation of the JT planes. Combined with a crystal structural analysis, we find that the formation of ferroelastic domains with W or W' walls provides the basic framework for understanding JT domain textures. Furthermore, we demonstrate the JT domains can be manipulated by applying local external stress. Our findings provide a useful pathway for mechanically-tunable orbitronic applications.
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