A \ce{(LaVO_3)_6/(SrVO_3)_3} superlattice is studied with a combination of
sub-{\AA} resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy and monochromated
electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The V oxidation state is mapped with atomic
spatial resolution enabling to investigate electronic reconstruction at the
\ce{LaVO_3}/\ce{SrVO_3} interfaces. Surprisingly, asymmetric charge
distribution is found at adjacent chemically symmetric interfaces. The local
structure is proposed and simulated with double channeling calculation which
agrees qualitatively with our experiment. We demonstrate that local strain
asymmetry is the likely cause of the electronic asymmetry of the interfaces.
The electronic reconstruction at the interfaces extends much further than the
chemical composition, varying from 0.5 to 1.2 nm. This distance corresponds to
the length of charge transfer previously found in the
\ce{(LaVO_3)_m}/\ce{(SrVO_3)_n} metal/insulating and the
\ce{(LaAlO_3)_m}/\ce{(SrTiO_3)_n} insulating/insulating interfaces.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. Physical Review B, 201