Title Spin Spirals and Charge Textures in Transition-Metal-Oxide Heterostructures Author(s) Frano, Alex Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description XIV, 149 p. 116 illus., 36 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This thesis presents the results of resonant and non-resonant x-ray scattering experiments demonstrating the control of collective ordering phenomena in epitaxial nickel-oxide and copper-oxide based superlattices. Three outstanding results are reported: (1) LaNiO3-LaAlO3 superlattices with fewer than three consecutive NiO2 layers exhibit a novel spiral spin density wave, whereas superlattices with thicker nickel-oxide layer stacks remain paramagnetic. The magnetic transition is thus determined by the dimensionality of the electron system. The polarization plane of the spin density wave can be tuned by epitaxial strain and spatial confinement of the conduction electrons. (2) Further experiments on the same system revealed an unusual structural phase transition controlled by the overall thickness of the superlattices. The transition between uniform and twin-domain states is confined to the nickelate layers and leaves the aluminate layers unaffected. (3) Superlattices based on the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7 exhibit an incommensurate charge density wave order that is stabilized by heterointerfaces. These results suggest that interfaces can serve as a powerful tool to manipulate the interplay between spin order, charge order, and superconductivity in cuprates and other transition metal oxides ISBN,Price 9783319070704 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Electronic materials 4. MICROSCOPY 5. Optical and Electronic Materials 6. OPTICAL MATERIALS 7. SPECTROSCOPY 8. Spectroscopy and Microscopy 9. Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity 10. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY 11. SUPERCONDUCTORS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08529     On Shelf