Electronic transport in sub-micrometric channels at the LaAlO${}_3$/SrTiO${}_3$ interface

Abstract

Nanoscale channels realized at the conducting interface between LaAlO${}_3$ and SrTiO${}_3$ provide a perfect playground to explore the effect of dimensionality on the electronic properties of complex oxides. Here we compare the electric transport properties of devices realized using the AFM-writing technique and conventional photo-lithography. We find that the lateral size of the conducting paths has a strong effect on their transport behavior at low temperature. We observe a crossover from metallic to insulating regime occurring at about 50 K for channels narrower than 100 nm. The insulating upturn can be suppressed by the application of a positive backgate. We compare the behavior of nanometric constrictions in lithographically patterned channels with the result of model calculations and we conclude that the experimental observations are compatible with the physics of a quantum point contact.

arXiv comment9 pages, 6 figures

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