Abstract
A two-dimensional (2D) electron gas system in an oxide heterostructure serves as an important playground for novel phenomena. Here, we show that, by using fractional δ-doping to control the interface's composition in La xSr 1-xTiO 3/SrTiO 3 artificial oxide superlattices, the filling-controlled 2D insulator-metal transition can be realized. The atomic-scale control of d-electron band filling, which in turn contributes to the tuning of effective mass and density of the charge carriers, is found to be a fascinating route to substantially enhanced carrier mobilities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4590-4594 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nano Letters |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 12 2012 |
Keywords
- Perovskite oxide 2DEG
- band-filling control
- effective mass
- fractional superlattices
- multichannel conduction
- pulsed laser epitaxy