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Structural phase transition and spin reorientation of LaFeO3 films under epitaxial strain

Abstract

Structural phase transition and spin reorientation of orthoferrites LaFeO3 epitaxially grown along the pseudocubic (001) direction are investigated based on first-principles calculation. In the process of the LaFeO3 film growth, two phases Pmc21(3) and P4mm with the larger ferroelectric are obtained. And spin reorientation transition happened which induced by strain from Γ4 to Γ2 about misfit strain 2.28% in c-ePbnm phase. The critical strain for observation of the Γ4–Γ2 transition in LaFeO3 is very small, which will be a great surprise for experimental worker.

Graphical abstract: Structural phase transition and spin reorientation of LaFeO3 films under epitaxial strain

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Jun 2016
Accepted
17 Oct 2016
First published
24 Oct 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 100526-100531

Structural phase transition and spin reorientation of LaFeO3 films under epitaxial strain

A. J. Mao, H. Tian, X. Y. Kuang, J. W. Jia and J. S. Chai, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 100526 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA14791G

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