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The two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the interface between LaAlO$_3$ (LAO) and SrTiO$_3$ (STO) has become one of the most fascinating and highly-debated oxide systems of recent times. Here we propose that a one-dimensional electron…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 N. C. Bristowe , T. Fix , M. G. Blamire , P. B. Littlewood , Emilio Artacho

The two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at oxides interfaces and surfaces has attracted large attention in physics and research due to its unique electronic properties and possible application in optoelectronics and nanoelectronics. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-29 F. Alarab , J. Minar , P. Sutta , L. Prusakova , R. Medlın , O. Heckmann , C. Richter , K. Hricovini

We report that in unannealed LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) heterostructures the critical thickness for the appearance of the two-dimensional electron gas can be less than 4 unit cell (uc), the interface is conducting even for STO substrates with…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-02-04 Z. Q. Liu , L. Sun , Z. Huang , C. J. Li , S. W. Zeng , K. Han , W. M. Lü , T Venkatesan , Ariando

The interface between the polar LaAlO$_3$ and nonpolar SrTiO$_3$ layers has been shown to exhibit various electronic and magnetic phases such as two dimensional electron gas, superconductivity, magnetism and electronic phase separation.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-08-31 A. Annadi , A. Putra , Z. Q. Liu , X. Wang , K. Gopinadhan , Z. Huang , S. Dhar , T. Venkatesan , Ariando

The discovery of two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) in SrTiO3-based heterostructures provides new opportunities for nanoelectronics. Herein, we create a new type of oxide 2DEG by the epitaxial-strain-induced polarization at an otherwise…

In perovskite oxide heterostructures, bulk functional properties coexist with emergent physical phenomena at epitaxial interfaces. Notably, charge transfer at the interface between two insulating oxide layers can lead to the formation of a…

Conventional two-dimensional electron gases are realized by engineering the interfaces between semiconducting compounds. In 2004, Ohtomo and Hwang discovered that an electron gas can be also realized at the interface between large gap…

Understanding and controlling the chemical states both in the bulk and at the interfaces of complex oxide thin films is essential for engineering a wide range of electronic, optical, and magnetic functionalities, which arise through…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-30 Harish Kumarasubramanian , Jayakanth Ravichandran

For certain conditions of layer thickness, the interface between GdTiO$_3$ (GTO) and SrTiO$_3$ (STO) in multilayer samples has been found to form a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with very interesting properties including high…

2D electron gases (2DEGs) formed at oxide interfaces provide a rich testbed for fundamental physics and device applications. While the discussion of the physical origins of this phenomenon continues, the recent discovery of oxide 2DEGs at…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-01 Dana Cohen-Azarzar , Maria Baskin , Lior Kornblum

At the (001) interface between the two band-insulators LaAlO3 and SrTiO3, a high-mobility electron gas may appear, which has been the object of numerous works over the last four years. Its origin is a subject of debate between the interface…

Finding new collective electronic states in materials is one of the fundamental goals of condensed matter physics. Atomic-scale superlattices formed from transition metal oxides are a particularly appealing hunting ground for new physics.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-10-16 Jak Chakhalian , John W. Freeland , Andrew J. Millis , Christos Panagopoulos , James M. Rondinelli

In the polar catastrophe scenario, polar discontinuity accounts for the driving force of the formation of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the interface between polar and non-polar insulators. In this paper, we substitute the usual,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-18 Binglun Yin , Pablo Aguado-Puente , Shaoxing Qu , Emilio Artacho

Motivated by recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) observations of a highly metallic two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the (001) vacuum-cleaved surface of SrTiO3 and the subsequent discussion on the possible role of…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-02-25 Juan Shen , Hunpyo Lee , Roser Valenti , Harald O. Jeschke

The 2DEG at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface promises to add a new dimension to emerging electronic devices due to its high tunability. Defects in the form of Oxygen vacancies in titanate surfaces and interfaces, on the other hand, play a key…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-05-14 N. Mohanta , A. Taraphder

High mobility two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) underpin today's silicon based devices and are of fundamental importance for the emerging field of oxide electronics. Such 2DEGs are usually created by engineering band offsets and charge…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-12-13 S. McKeown Walker , F. Y. Bruno , F. Baumberger

The discovery of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the interface between insulating oxides has led to a well-deserved level of excitement due to possible applications as "in-plane" all-oxide nanoelectronics. Here we expand the range…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-09-16 J. D. Burton , J. P. Velev , E. Y. Tsymbal

The polar interface between LaAlO$_{3}$ and SrTiO$_{3}$ has shown promise as a field effect transistor, with reduced (nanoscale) feature sizes and potentially added functionality over conventional semiconductor systems. However, the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-05-18 N. C. Bristowe , P. B. Littlewood , Emilio Artacho

Complex oxide interfaces have been one of the central focuses in condensed matter physics and material science. Over the past decade, aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy has proven to be…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-04-29 Hangwen Guo , Mohammad Saghayezhian , Zhen Wang , Yimei Zhu , Jiandi Zhang , Ward Plummer

The interface between the insulators LaAlO$_3$ and SrTiO$_3$ accommodates a two-dimensional electron liquid (2DEL) -- a high mobility electron system exhibiting superconductivity as well as indications of magnetism and correlations. While…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-06-24 R. J. Green , V. Zabolotnyy , M. Zwiebler , Z. Liao , S. Macke , R. Sutarto , F. He , M. Huijben , G. Rijnders , G. Koster , J. Geck , V. Hinkov , G. A. Sawatzky