A route to room temperature ferromagnetic ultrathin SrRuO${}_3$ films

Abstract

Experimental efforts to stabilize ferromagnetism in ultrathin films of transition metal oxides have so far failed, despite expectations based on density functional theory (DFT) and DFT+U. Here, we investigate one of the most promising materials, SrRuO${}_3$, and include correlation effects beyond DFT by means of dynamical mean field theory. In agreement with experiment we find an intrinsic thickness limitation for metallic ferromagnetism in SrRuO${}_3$ thin films. Indeed, we demonstrate that the realization of ultrathin ferromagnetic films is out of reach of standard thin-film techniques. Proposing charge carrier doping as a new route to manipulate thin films, we predict room temperature ferromagnetism in electron-doped SrRuO${}_3$ ultra thin films.

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