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Review on thermoelectric properties of transition metal dichalcogenides
I. Pallecchi, N. Manca, B. Patil +2
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are considered an advantageous alternative to their celebrated two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals akin compound, graphene, for a number of a…
Magnetic Trampoline Resonators from (La,Sr)MnO3 Single-Crystal Thin Films
Nicola Manca, Dhavalkumar Mungpara, Leonélio Cichetto +5
Micro-electro-mechanical resonators employing a magnetic element have been proposed for magnetic field sensing applications, but the integration of magnetic materials with standard…
Oxide Membranes from Bulk Micro-Machining of SrTiO substrates
Nicola Manca, Alejandro Enrique Plaza, Leonélio Cichetto +4
Suspended micro-structures based on complex oxides relies on surface micro-machining processes such as those based on sacrificial layers. These processes prevent to physically acce…
Integration of High-Tc Superconductors with High Q Factor Oxide Mechanical Resonators
Nicola Manca, Alexei Kalaboukhov, Alejandro E. Plaza +6
Micro-mechanical resonators are building blocks of a variety of applications in basic science and applied electronics. This device technology is mainly based on well-established an…
Strain, Young's modulus, and structural transition of EuTiO3 thin films probed by micro-mechanical methods
Nicola Manca, Gaia Tarsi, Alexei Kalaboukhov +5
EuTiO3 (ETO) is a well-known complex oxide mainly investigated for its magnetic properties and its incipient ferro-electricity. In this work, we demonstrate the realization of susp…
Investigation and field effect tuning of thermoelectric properties of SnSe2 flakes
I. Pallecchi, F. Caglieris, M. Ceccardi +8
The family of Van der Waals dichalcogenides (VdWDs) includes a large number of compositions and phases, exhibiting varied properties and functionalities. They have opened up a nove…
The role of etching anisotropy in the fabrication of freestanding oxide microstructures on SrTiO3(100), SrTiO3(110), and SrTiO3(111) substrates
Alejandro Plaza, Nicola Manca, Cristina Bernini +2
The release process for the fabrication of freestanding oxide microstructures relies on appropriate, controllable and repeatable wet etching procedures. SrTiO3 is among the most em…
Large tunability of strain in WO3 single-crystal microresonators controlled by exposure to H2 gas
Nicola Manca, Giordano Mattoni, Marco Pelassa +3
Strain engineering is one of the most effective approaches to manipulate the physical state of materials, control their electronic properties, and enable crucial functionalities. B…
Coupling lattice instabilities across the interface in ultrathin oxide heterostructures
T. C. van Thiel, J. Fowlie, C. Autieri +5
Oxide heterointerfaces constitute a rich platform for realizing novel functionalities in condensed matter. A key aspect is the strong link between structural and electronic propert…
Anisotropic magnetoresistance in spin-orbit semimetal SrIrO3
Dirk J. Groenendijk, Nicola Manca, Joeri de Bruijckere +4
SrIrO3, the three-dimensional member of the Ruddlesden-Popper iridates, is a paramagnetic semimetal characterised by a the delicate interplay between spin-orbit coupling and Coulom…
Bimodal Phase Diagram of the Superfluid Density in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Revealed by an Interfacial Waveguide Resonator
Nicola Manca, Daniel Bothner, Ana M. R. V. L. Monteiro +6
We explore the superconducting phase diagram of the two-dimensional electron system at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface by monitoring the frequencies of the cavity modes of a coplanar w…
Charge doping and large lattice expansion in oxygen-deficient heteroepitaxial WO3
Giordano Mattoni, Alessio Filippetti, Nicola Manca +2
Tungsten trioxide is a versatile material with widespread applications ranging from electrochromic and optoelectronic devices to water splitting and catalysis of chemical reactions…
Balanced electron-hole transport in spin-orbit semimetal SrIrO3 heterostructures
Nicola Manca, Dirk J. Groenendijk, Ilaria Pallecchi +7
Relating the band structure of correlated semimetals to their transport properties is a complex and often open issue. The partial occupation of numerous electron and hole bands can…
Superconducting quantum point contact with split gates in the two dimensional LaAlO3/SrTiO3 superfluid
Holger Thierschmann, Emre Mulazimoglu, Nicola Manca +3
One of the hallmark experiments of quantum transport is the observation of the quantized resistance in a point contact formed with split gates in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. Bein…
Spin-orbit semimetal SrIrO in the two-dimensional limit
D. J. Groenendijk, C. Autieri, J. Girovsky +10
We investigate the thickness-dependent electronic structure of ultrathin SrIrO and discover a transition from a semimetallic to a correlated insulating state below 4 unit cells…
Enhancement of electron mobility at oxide interfaces induced by WO3 overlayers
Giordano Mattoni, David J. Baek, Nicola Manca +4
Interfaces between complex oxides constitute a unique playground for 2D electron systems (2DES), where superconductivity and magnetism can arise from combinations of bulk insulator…
Selective high frequency mechanical actuation driven by the VO2 electronic instability
Nicola Manca, Luca Pellegrino, Teruo Kanki +6
Micro- and nano-electromechanical resonators are a fundamental building block of modern technology, used in environmental monitoring, robotics, medical tools as well as fundamental…
Programmable Mechanical Resonances in MEMS by Localized Joule Heating of Phase Change Materials
Nicola Manca, Luca Pellegrino, Teruo Kanki +4
A programmable micromechanical resonator based on a VO2 thin film is reported. Multiple mechanical eigenfrequency states are programmed using Joule heating as local power source, g…
Reversible oxygen vacancies doping in (La,Sr)MnO microbridges by combined self-heating and electromigration
Nicola Manca, Luca Pellegrino, Daniele Marré
Combination of electric fields and Joule self-heating is used to change the oxygen stoichiometry and promote oxygen vacancy drift in a free-standing thin fi…
Influence of thermal boundary conditions on the current-driven resistive transition in microbridges
Nicola Manca, Teruo Kanki, Hidekazu Tanaka +2
We investigate the resistive switching behaviour of microbridges under current bias as a function of temperature and thermal coupling with the heat bath. Upon incre…
Side gate tunable Josephson junctions at the LaAlO/SrTiO interface
A. M. R. V. L. Monteiro, D. J. Groenendijk, N. Manca +5
Novel physical phenomena arising at the interface of complex oxide heterostructures offer exciting opportunities for the development of future electronic devices. Using the prototy…
Quantum paraelectricity probed by superconducting resonators
Dejan Davidovikj, Nicola Manca, Herre S. J. van der Zant +2
Superconducting coplanar waveguide (CPW), resonators are powerful and versatile tools used in areas ranging from radiation detection to circuit quantum electrodynamics. Their poten…
Epitaxial growth and thermodynamic stability of SrIrO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures
D. J. Groenendijk, N. Manca, G. Mattoni +5
Obtaining high-quality thin films of 5d transition metal oxides is essential to explore the exotic semimetallic and topological phases predicted to arise from the combination of st…
Striped nanoscale phase separation at the metal-insulator transition of heteroepitaxial nickelates
Giordano Mattoni, Pavlo Zubko, Francesco Maccherozzi +11
Nucleation processes of mixed-phase states are an intrinsic characteristic of first-order phase transitions, typically related to local symmetry breaking. Direct observation of eme…