High electron density 2DEGs at 111 SrTiO$_{3}$/SmTiO$_{3}$ interfaces
ORAL
Abstract
(001) SrTiO$_{3}$ quantum wells formed in structures such as RTiO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$/RTiO$_{3}$ (R $=$ Gd or Sm) exhibit two dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) that exhibit ferromagnetism and non-Fermi-liquid behavior. 2DEGs are also expected for (111) quantum wells, which furthermore form a honeycomb lattice that is susceptible to geometric frustration and nontrivial band structures. In this work, we present the growth of high quality SrTiO$_{3}$ and SmTiO$_{3}$ layers on (111) LSAT substrates using a hybrid molecular beam epitaxy technique. Structural and electrical characterization show atomically sharp (111) interfaces between SrTiO$_{3}$ and SmTiO$_{3}$, and the presence of a high charge carrier density of $\sim$ 3 $\times$ 10$^{14}$ cm$^{-2}$. We will discuss results of magneto-transport studies in highly confined quantum wells that are only a few atomic planes thick and compare them with results from (001) interfaces.
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Authors
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Santosh Raghavan
Materials Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, University of California Santa Barbara, Univ of California - Santa Barbara
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Susanne Stemmer
University of California, Santa Barbara, Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara, Materials Dept., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, University of California Santa Barbara, Univ of California - Santa Barbara