Dimensional Control of Octahedral Tilt in SrRuO3 via Infinite-layered Oxides

Abstract

Manipulation of octahedral distortion at atomic length scale is an effective means to tune the physical ground states of functional oxides. Previous work demonstrates that epitaxial strain and film thickness are variable parameters to modify the octahedral rotation and tilt. However, selective control of bonding geometry by structural propagation from adjacent layers is rarely studied. Here we propose a new route to tune the ferromagnetic response in SrRuO3 (SRO) ultrathin layers by oxygen coordination of adjacent SrCuO2 (SCO) layers. The infinite-layered CuO2 in SCO exhibits a structural transformation from "planar-type" to "chain-type" as reducing film thickness. These two orientations dramatically modify the polyhedral connectivity at the interface, thus altering the octahedral distortion of SRO. The local structural variation changes the spin state of Ru and hybridization strength between Ru 4d and O 2p orbitals, leading to a significant change in the magnetoresistance and anomalous Hall resistivity of SRO layers. These findings could launch further investigations into adaptive control of magnetoelectric properties in quantum oxide heterostructures using oxygen coordination.

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