Band alignment of epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films with (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001)
Abstract
SrTiO3 (STO) epitaxial thin films and heterostructures are of considerable interest due to the wide range of functionalities they exhibit. The alloy perovskite (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (LSAT) is commonly used as a substrate for these material structures due to its structural compatibility. However, surprisingly little is known about the electronic properties of the STO/LSAT interface despite its potentially important role in affecting the overall electronic structure of system. We examine the band alignment of STO/LSAT heterostructures using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for epitaxial STO films deposited using two different molecular beam epitaxy approaches. Here, we find that the valence band offset ranges from +0.2(1) eV to -0.2(1) eV depending on surface conditions for the film and substrate. From these results we extract a conduction band offset from -2.4(1) eV to -2.8(1) eV, indicating that the conduction band edge is more deeply bound in STO and that LSAT will not act as a sink or trap for electrons in the supported film or multilayer.
- Authors:
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- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1229940
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1229681
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-111633
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; APPLAB; 48341; KC0203020
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830; 10122
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 13; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; epitaxial; Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Citation Formats
Comes, Ryan B., Xu, Peng, Jalan, Bharat, and Chambers, Scott A. Band alignment of epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films with (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001). United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4932063.
Comes, Ryan B., Xu, Peng, Jalan, Bharat, & Chambers, Scott A. Band alignment of epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films with (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001). United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932063
Comes, Ryan B., Xu, Peng, Jalan, Bharat, and Chambers, Scott A. Mon .
"Band alignment of epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films with (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932063. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1229940.
@article{osti_1229940,
title = {Band alignment of epitaxial SrTiO3 thin films with (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (001)},
author = {Comes, Ryan B. and Xu, Peng and Jalan, Bharat and Chambers, Scott A.},
abstractNote = {SrTiO3 (STO) epitaxial thin films and heterostructures are of considerable interest due to the wide range of functionalities they exhibit. The alloy perovskite (LaAlO3)0.3-(Sr2AlTaO6)0.7 (LSAT) is commonly used as a substrate for these material structures due to its structural compatibility. However, surprisingly little is known about the electronic properties of the STO/LSAT interface despite its potentially important role in affecting the overall electronic structure of system. We examine the band alignment of STO/LSAT heterostructures using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for epitaxial STO films deposited using two different molecular beam epitaxy approaches. Here, we find that the valence band offset ranges from +0.2(1) eV to -0.2(1) eV depending on surface conditions for the film and substrate. From these results we extract a conduction band offset from -2.4(1) eV to -2.8(1) eV, indicating that the conduction band edge is more deeply bound in STO and that LSAT will not act as a sink or trap for electrons in the supported film or multilayer.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4932063},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 13,
volume = 107,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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