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Infrared Nano-Imaging of Electronic Phase across the Metal–Insulator Transition of NdNiO$_3$ Films |
| Fanwei Liu1†, Sisi Huang2†, Sidan Chen1, Xinzhong Chen3, Mengkun Liu3, Kuijuan Jin2*, and Xi Chen1* |
1State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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Fanwei Liu, Sisi Huang, Sidan Chen et al 2022 Chin. Phys. Lett. 39 076801 |
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Abstract NdNiO$_3$ is a typical correlated material with temperature-driven metal–insulator transition. Resolving the local electronic phase is crucial in understanding the driving mechanism behind the phase transition. Here we present a nano-infrared study of the metal–insulator transition in NdNiO$_3$ films by a cryogenic scanning near-field optical microscope. The NdNiO$_3$ films undergo a continuous transition without phase coexistence. The nano-infrared signal shows significant temperature dependence and a hysteresis loop. Stripe-like modulation of the optical conductivity is formed in the films and can be attributed to the epitaxial strain. These results provide valuable evidence to understand the coupled electronic and structural transformations in NdNiO$_3$ films at the nano-scale.
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Received: 14 April 2022
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Published: 17 June 2022
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68.37.Uv
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(Near-field scanning microscopy and spectroscopy)
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71.30.+h
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(Metal-insulator transitions and other electronic transitions)
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78.20.-e
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(Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)
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