Towards two-dimensional metallic behavior at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces

Details Towards two-dimensional metallic behavior at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces Towards two-dimensional metallic behavior at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces

2009-05-13

arxiv.org/abs/0905.2049v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters

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Using a low-temperature conductive-tip atomic force microscope in cross-section geometry we have characterized the local transport properties of the metallic electron gas that forms at the interface between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3. At low temperature, we find that the carriers do not spread away from the interface but are confined within ~10 nm, just like at room temperature. Simulations taking into account both the large temperature and electric-field dependence of the permittivity of SrTiO3 predict a confinement over a few nm for sheet carrier densities larger than ~6 10^13 cm-2. We discuss the experimental and simulations results in terms of a multi-band carrier system. Remarkably, the Fermi wavelength estimated from Hall measurements is ~16 nm, indicating that the electron gas in on the verge of two-dimensionality.

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