X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the electronic and magnetic proximity effects in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7}$/La$_{2/3}$Ca$_{1/3}$MnO$_3$ and La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$/La$_{2/3}$Ca$_{1/3}$MnO$_3$ multilayers

TL;DR

This study uses x-ray absorption spectroscopy to explore how electronic and magnetic properties are affected at the interfaces of cuprate/manganite multilayers, revealing the importance of covalent bonding and interface termination in these heterostructures.

Contribution

It demonstrates the coupling of electronic and magnetic proximity effects at specific interface terminations in cuprate/manganite multilayers, emphasizing the role of covalent bonding.

Findings

Electronic and magnetic proximity effects are coupled.

These effects are linked to specific interface terminations with Cu-O-Mn bonds.

Intrinsic doping and lattice mismatch are not the primary factors.

Abstract

With x-ray absorption spectroscopy we investigated the orbital reconstruction and the induced ferromagnetic moment of the interfacial Cu atoms in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7}$/La$_{2/3}$Ca$_{1/3}$MnO$_3$ (YBCO/LCMO) and La$_{2-x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_4$/La$_{2/3}$Ca$_{1/3}$MnO$_3$ (LSCO/LCMO) multilayers. We demonstrate that these electronic and magnetic proximity effects are coupled and are common to these cuprate/manganite multilayers. Moreover, we show that they are closely linked to a specific interface termination with a direct Cu-O-Mn bond. We furthermore show that the intrinsic hole doping of the cuprate layers and the local strain due to the lattice mismatch between the cuprate and manganite layers are not of primary importance. These findings underline the central role of the covalent bonding at the cuprate/manganite interface in defining the spin-electronic properties.