LaTiO3/KTaO3 interfaces: A new two-dimensional electron gas system

We report a new 2D electron gas (2DEG) system at the interface between a Mott insulator, LaTiO3, and a band insulator, KTaO3. For LaTiO3/KTaO3 interfaces, we observe metallic conduction from 2 K to 300 K. One serious technological limitation of SrTiO3-based conducting oxide interfaces for electronic...

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Main Authors: K. Zou, Sohrab Ismail-Beigi, Kim Kisslinger, Xuan Shen, Dong Su, F. J. Walker, C. H. Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-03-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4914310