Metal-Insulator Transition of the LaAlO3-SrTiO3 Interface Electron System

Details Metal-Insulator Transition of the LaAlO3-SrTiO3 Interface Electron System Metal-Insulator Transition of the LaAlO3-SrTiO3 Interface Electron System

2010-09-03

arxiv.org/abs/1009.0709v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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We report on a metal-insulator transition in the LaAlO3-SrTiO3 interface electron system, of which the carrier density is tuned by an electric gate field. Below a critical carrier density n_c ranging from 0.5-1.5 * 10^13/cm^2, LaAlO3-SrTiO3 interfaces, forming drain-source channels in field-effect devices are non-ohmic. The differential resistance at zero channel bias diverges within a 2% variation of the carrier density. Above n_c, the conductivity of the ohmic channels has a metal-like temperature dependence, while below n_c conductivity sets in only above a threshold electric field. For a given thickness of the LaAlO3 layer, the conductivity follows a sigma_0 ~(n - n_c)/n_c characteristic. The metal-insulator transition is found to be distinct from that of the semiconductor 2D systems.

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