Fig. 1.
Schematic model and experimental design of two possible heterointerfaces between LSMO and BFO layers. Schematics of atomic stacking sequence for LSMO/BFO heterostructures with La0.7Sr0.3O-MnO2-BiO-FeO2 (A) and MnO2-La0.7Sr0.3O-FeO2-BiO (B) interfaces. The sheet charge density for each layer has been assigned following the nominal bulk valence. The arrows indicate the as-grown directions of the ferroelectric polarizations in BFO layers. (C) RHEED intensity oscillations of the specular reflected beam during the growth of SrRuO3 and La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 on the TiO2-terminated SrTiO3 (001) surface. (D) TOF-ISARS spectra of MnO2- and La0.7Sr0.3O-terminated La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 thin films.