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  "abstract": "Antiferromagnetic (AF) metals are rare, yet they combine properties attractive for spintronic devices like robustness against stray fields and electrical readout. Among AF metal oxide candidates, SrCrO$_3$ remains largely unexplored due to its notoriously difficult synthesis. In this paper, we demonstrate the growth of high-quality SrCrO$_3$ thin films by magnetron sputtering on substrates that impose a wide range of tensile and compressive strains. Muon spin relaxation experiments, supported by x-ray magnetic dichroism, unveil the emergence of an AF phase with dilute magnetic disorder at low temperatures, while resistivity measurements confirm the simultaneous metallic ground state of SrCrO$_3$ under low strain. As both compressive and tensile strain increase, a metal-to-insulator transition is induced in the films, while the onset of the magnetic transition temperature remains unchanged. Moreover, an intriguing resistivity upturn, accompanied by a change in the dominant charge-carrier type, occurs at a temperature that correlates with strain. These observations suggest a complex strain-dependent band structure, with strain-induced Jahn-Teller distortions or tilting of the CrO$_6$ octahedra that emerge depending on the sign of the strain, as inferred from density functional theory calculations.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "S. Jöhr"
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    {
      "name": "A. Carta"
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    {
      "name": "J. Moreno"
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    {
      "name": "A. Suter"
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    {
      "name": "Z. Salman"
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    {
      "name": "A. Panda"
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    {
      "name": "J. Spring"
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    {
      "name": "G. De Luca"
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    {
      "name": "J. Herrero-Martin"
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    {
      "name": "B. Mundet"
    },
    {
      "name": "C. Piamonteze"
    },
    {
      "name": "M. Gabay"
    },
    {
      "name": "C. Ederer"
    },
    {
      "name": "M. Gibert"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5btkgm5q9b0k7.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2609.20486",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.20486",
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  "published": "2026-09-17",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5btkgm5q9b0k7.ris",
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  "title": "Strain-Induced Metal-to-Insulator Transition in Antiferromagnetic SrCrO$_3$ Thin Films",
  "title_text": "Strain-Induced Metal-to-Insulator Transition in Antiferromagnetic SrCrO_3 Thin Films",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5btkgm5q9b0k7",
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