Compass-like manipulation of electronic nematicity in Sr 3 Ru 2 O 7 .

Autor: Naritsuka M; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom., Benedičič I; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom., Rhodes LC; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom., Marques CA; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom., Trainer C; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom., Li Z; Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden 01187, Germany., Komarek AC; Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden 01187, Germany., Wahl P; Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2023 Sep 05; Vol. 120 (36), pp. e2308972120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 28.
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2308972120
Abstrakt: Electronic nematicity has been found in a wide range of strongly correlated electron materials, resulting in the electronic states having-4.5pc]Please note that the spelling of the following author name(s) in the manuscript differs from the spelling provided in the article metadata: Izidor Benedičič. The spelling provided in the manuscript has been retained; please confirm. a symmetry that is lower than that of the crystal that hosts them. One of the most astonishing examples is [Formula: see text], in which a small in-plane component of a magnetic field induces significant resistivity anisotropy. The direction of this anisotropy follows the direction of the in-plane field. The microscopic origin of this field-induced nematicity has been a long-standing puzzle, with recent experiments suggesting a field-induced spin density wave driving the anisotropy. Here, we report spectroscopic imaging of a field-controlled anisotropy of the electronic structure at the surface of [Formula: see text]. We track the electronic structure as a function of the direction of the field, revealing a continuous change with the angle. This continuous evolution suggests a mechanism based on spin-orbit coupling resulting in compass-like control of the electronic bands. The anisotropy of the electronic structure persists to temperatures about an order of magnitude higher compared to the bulk, demonstrating novel routes to stabilize such phases over a wider temperature range.
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