Fractionally δ-doped oxide superlattices for higher carrier mobilities

Woo Seok Choi, Suyoun Lee, Valentino R. Cooper, Ho Nyung Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4590-4594
Number of pages5
JournalNano Letters
Volume12
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 12 2012

Keywords

  • Perovskite oxide 2DEG
  • band-filling control
  • effective mass
  • fractional superlattices
  • multichannel conduction
  • pulsed laser epitaxy

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