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Influence of Temperature on LaAlO<sub>3</sub>/SrTiO<sub>3</sub> Nanowire Lifetimes Under Ambient Conditions

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Abstract


The discovery of a tunable 2DEG at the interface of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 has spurred interest in LaAlO3/SrTiO3, which exhibits numerous interesting properties. Using a conductive AFM lithography technique, we can create novel devices at the interface of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 by locally confining the 2DEG to zero or one dimension [1]. However, in ambient conditions, an appreciable degradation of device lifetime occurs [2]. Previously, the decay rate of such devices was characterized as a function of humidity and pressure; however, its dependence on temperature has yet to be determined. Here we describe experiments detailing efforts to quantify the device lifetimes as a function of temperature under otherwise ambient conditions, which will aid in the creation of new, more complex devices.

[1] C. Cen et al., Science 323, 1026-1030 (2009).
[2] F. Bi et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 173110 (2010).

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Presenters

  • Aaron Greenberg

    Univ of Pittsburgh

Authors

  • Aaron Greenberg

    Univ of Pittsburgh

  • Philip Shenk

    Univ of Pittsburgh

  • Joseph Albro

    Univ of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh

  • Muqing Yu

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Univ of Pittsburgh

  • Chang-Beom Eom

    Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison

  • Patrick Irvin

    Univ of Pittsburgh, Physics & Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh

  • Jeremy Levy

    Univ of Pittsburgh, Physics & Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh