Role of multiple subband renormalization in the electronic transport of correlated oxide superlattices
arXiv:0812.0442 · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-2892-1_11
Abstract
Metallic behavior of band-insulator/ Mott-insulator interfaces was observed in artificial perovskite superlattices such as in nanoscale SrTiO3/LaTiO3 multilayers. Applying a semiclassical perspective to the parallel electronic transport we identify two major ingredients relevant for such systems: i) the quantum confinement of the conduction electrons (superlattice modulation) leads to a complex, quasi-two dimensional subband structure with both hole- and electron-like Fermi surfaces. ii) strong electron-electron interaction requires a substantial renormalization of the quasi-particle dispersion. We characterize this renormalization by two sets of parameters, namely, the quasi-particle weight and the induced particle-hole asymmetry of each partially filled subband. In our study, the quasi-particle dispersion is calculated self-consistently as function of microscopic parameters using the slave-boson mean-field approximation introduced by Kotliar and Ruckenstein. We discuss the consequences of strong local correlations on the normal-state free-carrier response in the optical conductivity and on the thermoelectric effects.
11 pages, 4 figures
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