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Prediction of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas at the LaAlO3 /EuO (001) interface
Y. Wang, , J.D. Burton, J.M. An, K.D. Belashchenko, E.Y. Tsymbal
Published in
2009
Volume: 79
   
Issue: 21
Abstract
First-principles calculations predict the existence of a spin-polarized two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the LaO/EuO interface in a LaAlO3 /EuO (001) heterostructure. This polar interface favors electron doping into the Eu-5d conduction bands resulting in a 2DEG formed at the interface. Due to the exchange splitting of the Eu-5d states, the 2DEG is spin polarized below the Curie temperature of EuO. The predicted mechanism for the formation of a spin-polarized 2DEG at the interface between polar and ferromagnetic insulators may provide a robust magnetism of the 2DEG which is interesting for spintronics applications. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
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JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
ISSN10980121