Electron tunneling characteristics on La[subscript 0.7]Sr[subscript 0.3]MnO[subscript 3] thin-film surfaces at high temperature

We report on the electron tunneling characteristics on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSM) thin-film surfaces up to 580 °C in 10[superscript −3] mbar oxygen pressure, using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS). A thresholdlike drop in the tunneling current was observed at positive bias in STS, whic...

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Main Authors: Katsiev, Khabiboulakh (Contributor), Yildiz, Bilge (Contributor), Balasubramaniam, Kavaipatti (Author), Salvador, Paul A. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics, 2011-11-30T21:32:02Z.
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520 |a We report on the electron tunneling characteristics on La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSM) thin-film surfaces up to 580 °C in 10[superscript −3] mbar oxygen pressure, using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS). A thresholdlike drop in the tunneling current was observed at positive bias in STS, which is interpreted as a unique indicator for the activation polarization in cation-oxygen bonding on LSM cathodes. Sr-enrichment was found on the surface at high temperature using Auger electron spectroscopy, and was accompanied by a decrease in tunneling conductance in STS. This suggests that Sr-terminated surfaces are less active for electron transfer in oxygen reduction compared to Mn-terminated surfaces on LSM. 
520 |a United States. Dept. of Energy (Office of Fossil Energy Award No. DE-NT0004117) 
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773 |t Applied Physics Letters