Atomic structure of functional interfaces in Sr2 RuO4/Sr3 Ru2 O7 eutectic crystals

R. Ciancio; H. Pettersson; J. Börjesson; S. Lopatin; R. Fittipaldi; A. Vecchione; S. Kittaka; Y. Maeno; S. Pace; E. Olsson

doi:10.1063/1.3243691

Atomic structure of functional interfaces in Sr2 RuO4/Sr3 Ru2 O⁷ eutectic crystals

R. Ciancio^*, H. Pettersson, J. Börjesson, S. Lopatin, R. Fittipaldi, A. Vecchione, S. Kittaka, Y. Maeno, S. Pace, E. Olsson

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Sr2 RuO4/Sr3 Ru2 O⁷ eutectic system is investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high angle annular dark field scanning TEM (STEM). The Sr2 RuO4 / Sr3 Ru2 O⁷ lamellar structure allows studying tunneling and proximity effects between spin-triplet superconductor Sr2 RuO4 and metamagnetic normal metal Sr3 Ru2 O⁷. Our analyses reveal two typologies of interfaces within the eutectic: interfaces parallel to the growth direction are sharp and defect-free whereas interfaces perpendicular to the growth direction appear wavy and decorated with Ru precipitates. These results indicate that interfaces parallel to the growth direction are the best candidates for Sr2 RuO4 / Sr3 Ru2 O⁷ natural junctions to study the unusual superconductivity of Sr2 RuO4.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	142507
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3243691
State	Published - 2009

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