@article{33525, keywords = {Electron energy loss spectroscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, Phase transitions, Oxygen, Manganese oxide, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Oxide superlattices, Oxide interfaces, Electronic properties, Heterojunctions, Crystal symmetry, Energy dissipation, Phase interfaces, Mesoscopics, Unit cells, Lattice parameters, Antiferrodistortive, Heterostructure interfaces, Low loss, Octahedral rotations, Thin layers, Translational symmetry}, author = {A.Y Borisevich and H.J Chang and M Huijben and M.P Oxley and S Okamoto and M.K Niranjan and J.D Burton and E.Y Tsymbal and Y.H Chu and P Yu and Ramamoorthy Ramesh and S.V Kalinin and S.J Pennycook}, title = {Suppression of octahedral tilts and associated changes in electronic properties at epitaxial oxide heterostructure interfaces}, abstract = {Epitaxial oxide interfaces with broken translational symmetry have emerged as a central paradigm behind the novel behaviors of oxide superlattices. Here, we use scanning transmission electron microscopy to demonstrate a direct, quantitative unit-cell-by-unit-cell mapping of lattice parameters and oxygen octahedral rotations across the BiFeO3-La0.7Sr 0.3MnO3 interface to elucidate how the change of crystal symmetry is accommodated. Combined with low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy imaging, we demonstrate a mesoscopic antiferrodistortive phase transition near the interface in BiFeO3 and elucidate associated changes in electronic properties in a thin layer directly adjacent to the interface. © 2010 The American Physical Society.}, year = {2010}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {105}, number = {8}, issn = {00319007}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.087204}, note = {cited By 253}, language = {eng}, }