Revealing the intrinsic transport properties of antiperovskite Sr3SnO thin films

Wu, Wangzhou; Combs, Nicholas G.; Stemmer, Susanne

doi:10.1063/5.0128316

Revealing the intrinsic transport properties of antiperovskite Sr₃SnO thin films

Journal Article · Tue Dec 06 04:00:00 EST 2022 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0128316· OSTI ID:1901960

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Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); University of California, Santa Barbara
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

A topologically non-trivial band structure and reports of superconductivity have motivated significant investigation into the transport properties of the antiperovskite oxide Sr₃SnO. Phase-pure films of Sr₃SnO can be grown by molecular beam epitaxy, but they do not have the required extremely high hole-doping densities (>1 × 10²¹ cm^–3) for which superconductivity has been observed in bulk materials. To date, high hole-doping densities have been achieved via inducing strontium deficiency, which inevitably results in impurity phases. Here, we show that indium acts as an effective hole dopant in Sr₃SnO and can be used to achieve high hole doping densities in stoichiometric films. Films with carrier densities as high as 1.5 × 10²¹ cm^–3 remain non-superconducting. We, therefore, suggest that Sr₃SnO is probably not an intrinsic superconductor. A second question addressed in this work is the measurement of the intrinsic electrical transport properties of Sr₃SnO, given its rapid degradation in air. We show that even in inert atmospheres, reducing the time needed for establishing electrical contacts and protecting the Sr₃SnO film result in improved electrical properties. Here, we demonstrate low carrier density films (4 × 10¹⁸ cm^–3) with carrier mobilities of 400 cm² V^–1 s^–1 at 10 K.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020305

OSTI ID:: 1901960

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1902466

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 121; ISSN 0003-6951

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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