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Metal-insulator transition of SrVO₃ ultrathin films embedded in SrVO₃/SrTiO₃ superlattices
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Abstract
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| The metal-insulator transition (MIT) in strongly correlated oxides is a topic of great interest for its potential applications, such as Mott field effect transistors and sensors. We report that the MIT in high quality epitaxial SrVO3 (SVO) thin films is present as the film thickness is reduced, lowering the dimensionality of the system, and electron-electron correlations start to become the dominant interactions. The critical thickness of 3 u.c is achieved by avoiding effects due to off-stoichiometry using optimal growth conditions and excluding any surface effects by a STO capping layer. Compared to the single SVO thin films, conductivity enhancement in SVO/STO superlattices is observed. This can be explained by the interlayer coupling effect between SVO sublayers in the superlattices. Magnetoresistance and Hall measurements indicate that the dominant driving force of MIT is the electron–electron interaction. |
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English
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Applied physics letters / American Institute of Physics. - New York, N.Y., 1962, currens
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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American Institute of Physics
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2020
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ISSN
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0003-6951
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1077-3118
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DOI
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10.1063/5.0020615
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117
:13
(2020)
, 5 p.
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Article Reference
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133105
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000577126100001
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E-only publicatie
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