Electric field control of the γ-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}/SrTiO{sub 3} interface conductivity at room temperature
- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Risø Campus, DK-4000 Roskilde (Denmark)
- Niels Bohr Institute, Center for Quantum Devices, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø (Denmark)
Controlling interfaces using electric fields is at the heart of modern electronics. The discovery of the conducting interface between the two insulating oxides LaAlO{sub 3} (LAO) and SrTiO{sub 3} (STO) has led to a number of interesting electric field-dependent phenomena. Recently, it was shown that replacing LAO with a spinel γ-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (GAO) allows a good pseudo-epitaxial film growth and high electron mobility at low temperatures. Here, we show that the GAO/STO interface resistance, similar to LAO/STO, can be tuned by orders of magnitude at room temperature using the electric field of a backgate. The resistance change is non-volatile, bipolar, and can be tuned continuously rather than being a simple on/off switch. Exposure to light significantly changes the capabilities to tune the interface resistance. High- and low-resistive states are obtained by annihilation and creation, respectively, of free n-type carriers, and we speculate that electromigration of oxygen vacancies is the origin of the tunability.
- OSTI ID:
- 22590592
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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