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Title: Nonlinear Hall effect and multichannel conduction in LaTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattices

Journal Article · · Physical Review B

We report magnetotransport properties of heterointerfaces between the Mott insulator LaTiO{sub 3} and the band insulator SrTiO{sub 3} in a delta-doping geometry. At low temperatures, we have found a strong nonlinearity in the magnetic field dependence of the Hall resistivity, which can be effectively controlled by varying the temperature and the electric field. We attribute this effect to multichannel conduction of interfacial charges generated by an electronic reconstruction. In particular, the formation of a highly mobile conduction channel revealed by our data is explained by the greatly increased dielectric permeability of SrTiO{sub 3} at low temperatures and its electric field dependence reflects the spatial distribution of the quasi-two-dimensional electron gas.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1001716
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 82, Issue 20; ISSN 1098--0121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English