Itinerant ferromagnetism of the Pd-terminated polar surface of PdCoO 2

Federico Mazzola, Veronika Sunko, Seunghyun Khim, Helge Rosner, Pallavi Kushwaha, Oliver J. Clark, Lewis Bawden, Igor Marković, Timur K. Kim, Moritz Hoesch, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Phil D.C. King

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Abstract

The ability to modulate the collective properties of correlated electron systems at their interfaces and surfaces underpins the burgeoning field of “designer” quantum materials. Here, we show how an electronic reconstruction driven by surface polarity mediates a Stoner-like magnetic instability to itinerant ferromagnetism at the Pd-terminated surface of the nonmagnetic delafossite oxide metal PdCoO 2 . Combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculations, we show how this leads to a rich multiband surface electronic structure. We find similar surface state dispersions in PdCrO 2 , suggesting surface ferromagnetism persists in this sister compound despite its bulk antiferromagnetic order.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12956-12960
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume115
Issue number51
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Angle-resolved photoemission
  • Delafossite
  • Electronic reconstruction
  • Itinerant ferromagnetism
  • Transition-metal oxide

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