Long-Range Nanoelectromechanical Coupling at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ Interface

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Main Authors: Nethwewala, Aditi, Eom, Kitae, Yu, Muqing, Ramachandran, Ranjani, Eom, Chang-Beom, Irvin, Patrick, Levy, Jeremy
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author Nethwewala, Aditi
Eom, Kitae
Yu, Muqing
Ramachandran, Ranjani
Eom, Chang-Beom
Irvin, Patrick
Levy, Jeremy
author_facet Nethwewala, Aditi
Eom, Kitae
Yu, Muqing
Ramachandran, Ranjani
Eom, Chang-Beom
Irvin, Patrick
Levy, Jeremy
contents The LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface hosts a plethora of gate-tunable electronic phases. Gating of LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interfaces are usually assumed to occur electrostatically. However, increasing evidence suggests that non-local interactions can influence and, in some cases, dominate the coupling between applied gate voltages and electronic properties. Here, we sketch quasi-1D ballistic electron waveguides at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface as a probe to understand how gate tunability varies as a function of spatial separation. Gate tunability measurements reveal the scaling law to be at odds with the pure electrostatic coupling observed in traditional semiconductor systems. The non-Coulombic gating at the interface is attributed to the existence of a long-range nanoelectromechanical coupling between the gate and electron waveguide, mediated by the ferroelastic domains in SrTiO$_3$. The long-range interactions at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface add unexpected richness and complexity to this correlated electron system.
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spellingShingle Long-Range Nanoelectromechanical Coupling at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ Interface
Nethwewala, Aditi
Eom, Kitae
Yu, Muqing
Ramachandran, Ranjani
Eom, Chang-Beom
Irvin, Patrick
Levy, Jeremy
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
The LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface hosts a plethora of gate-tunable electronic phases. Gating of LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interfaces are usually assumed to occur electrostatically. However, increasing evidence suggests that non-local interactions can influence and, in some cases, dominate the coupling between applied gate voltages and electronic properties. Here, we sketch quasi-1D ballistic electron waveguides at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface as a probe to understand how gate tunability varies as a function of spatial separation. Gate tunability measurements reveal the scaling law to be at odds with the pure electrostatic coupling observed in traditional semiconductor systems. The non-Coulombic gating at the interface is attributed to the existence of a long-range nanoelectromechanical coupling between the gate and electron waveguide, mediated by the ferroelastic domains in SrTiO$_3$. The long-range interactions at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface add unexpected richness and complexity to this correlated electron system.
title Long-Range Nanoelectromechanical Coupling at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ Interface
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00575