Electronic structure of the SrTiO$_3$/LaAlO$_3$ interface revealed by resonant soft x-ray scattering

Authors :: Wadati, H.
Hawthorn, D. G.
Geck, J.
Higuchi, T.
Hikita, Y.
Hwang, H. Y.
Huang, S. -W.
Huang, D. J.
Lin, H. -J.
Schussler-Langeheine, C.
Wu, H. -H.
Schierle, E.
Weschke, E.
Sawatzky, G. A.
Source :: J. Appl. Phys. 106, 083705 (2009)
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: We investigated the electronic structure of the SrTiO$_3$/LaAlO$_3$ superlattice (SL) by resonant soft x-ray scattering. The (003) peak, which is forbidden for our "ideal" SL structure, was observed at all photon energies, indicating reconstruction at the interface. From the peak position analyses taking into account the effects of refraction, we obtained evidence for electronic reconstruction of Ti 3d and O $2p$ states at the interface. From reflectivity analyses, we concluded that the AlO$_2$/LaO/TiO$_2$/SrO and the TiO$_2$/SrO/AlO$_2$/LaO interfaces are quite different, leading to highly asymmetric properties.<br />Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures

Subjects :: Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
Condensed Matter - Materials Science

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