Conducting band structure in LaTiO3/SrTiO3 interfaces

ORAL

Abstract

Oxide interfaces between insulating hosts show unexpected conducting carriers, which can be useful for next-generation electronic applications. However, the fundamental understanding of the conducting interfaces remains elusive. Here we report \textit{in situ} angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies in the LaTiO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures, of which layer thicknesses were precisely prepared by pulsed laser deposition in the BL7.0, ALS. We found that the interface generates a high-density electron gas over few unit cells from the junction. We further discuss the orbital characteristics of the interface electronic states with comparison to the recent theoretical calculations. Based on the unit-cell layer resolved electronic structure of the LaTiO3/SrTiO3 interface, we discuss the conducting carriers comparing to the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interfaces.

*The ALS is supported by the director of the Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC02-05CH11231. Y. J. C., A. L. W., and K. H. acknowledge the support by the Max Planck Society.

Authors

  • Young Jun Chang

    • Advanced Light Source (ALS), LBNL \& Fritz-Haber-Institut
  • Luca Moreschini

    • Advanced Light Source (ALS), LBNL
    • Advanced Light Source
  • Aaron Bostwick

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Advanced Light Source (ALS), LBNL
  • Andrew L. Walter

    • Advanced Light Source (ALS), LBNL \& Fritz-Haber-Institut
  • Karsten Horn

    • Fritz-Haber-Institut
  • Eli Rotenberg

    • Advanced Light Source (ALS), LBNL
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Lab