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Strain Control of Fermiology and Many-Body Interactions in Two-Dimensional Ruthenates

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

B. Burganov
C. Adamo
A. Mulder
M. Uchida
P.D.C. King
J.W. Harter
D.E. Shai
A.S. Gibbs
A.P. Mackenzie
R. Uecker
M. Bruetzam
M.R. Beasley
C.J. Fennie
D.G. Schlom
K.M. Shen

Abstract

Here we demonstrate how the Fermi surface topology and quantum many-body interactions can be manipulated via epitaxial strain in the spin-triplet superconductor Sr2RuO4 and its isoelectronic counterpart Ba2RuO4 using oxide molecular beam epitaxy, in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, and transport measurements. Near the topological transition of the γ Fermi surface sheet, we observe clear signatures of critical fluctuations, while the quasiparticle mass enhancement is found to increase rapidly and monotonically with increasing Ru-O bond distance. Our work demonstrates the possibilities for using epitaxial strain as a disorder-free means of manipulating emergent properties, many-body interactions, and potentially the superconductivity in correlated materials. © 2016 American Physical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Physical Review Letters

Volume

116

Issue

19

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84968773496&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevLett.116.197003&partnerID=40&md5=7c92cf638e6f949be64b93d16c5e5fe2

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.197003

Group (Lab)

Kyle Shen Group

Funding Source

DMR-1120296

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