NDLI: Giant conductivity switching of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerfaces governed by surface protonation

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Author	Brown, Keith A. He, Shu Eichelsdoerfer, Daniel J. Huang, Mengchen Levy, Ishan Lee, Hyungwoo Ryu, Sangwoo Irvin, Patrick Jose, Mendez-arroyo Eom, Chang-beom Mirkin, Chad A. Levy, Jeremy
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Complex-oxide interfaces host a diversity of phenomena not present in traditional semiconductor heterostructures. Despite intense interest, many basic questions remain about the mechanisms that give rise to interfacial conductivity and the role of surface chemistry in dictating these properties. Here we demonstrate a fully reversible >4 order of magnitude conductance change at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) interfaces, regulated by LAO surface protonation. Nominally conductive interfaces are rendered insulating by solvent immersion, which deprotonates the hydroxylated LAO surface; interface conductivity is restored by exposure to light, which induces reprotonation via photocatalytic oxidation of adsorbed water. The proposed mechanisms are supported by a coordinated series of electrical measurements, optical/solvent exposures, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. This intimate connection between LAO surface chemistry and LAO/STO interface physics bears far-reaching implications for reconfigurable oxide nanoelectronics and raises the possibility of novel applications in which electronic properties of these materials can be locally tuned using synthetic chemistry.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10681
Starting Page	10681
File Format	PDF
ISSN	20411723
e-ISSN	20411723
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume Number	7
Language	English
Publisher	Nature Publishing Group
Publisher Date	2016-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Nature Publishing Group
Subject Keyword	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Physics and Astronomy(all) Chemistry(all) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Physics and Astronomy Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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