Electron pairing and nematicity in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 nanostructures

Aditi Nethwewala, Hyungwoo Lee, Jianan Li, Megan Briggeman, Yun-Yi Pai, Kitae Eom, Chang-Beom Eom, Patrick Irvin and Jeremy Levy ()
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Aditi Nethwewala: University of Pittsburgh
Hyungwoo Lee: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jianan Li: University of Pittsburgh
Megan Briggeman: University of Pittsburgh
Yun-Yi Pai: University of Pittsburgh
Kitae Eom: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chang-Beom Eom: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Patrick Irvin: University of Pittsburgh
Jeremy Levy: University of Pittsburgh

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Strongly correlated electronic systems exhibit a wealth of unconventional behavior stemming from strong electron-electron interactions. The LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) heterostructure supports rich and varied low-temperature transport characteristics including low-density superconductivity, and electron pairing without superconductivity for which the microscopic origins is still not understood. LAO/STO also exhibits inexplicable signatures of electronic nematicity via nonlinear and anomalous Hall effects. Nanoscale control over the conductivity of the LAO/STO interface enables mesoscopic experiments that can probe these effects and address their microscopic origins. Here we report a direct correlation between electron pairing without superconductivity, anomalous Hall effect and electronic nematicity in quasi-1D ballistic nanoscale LAO/STO Hall crosses. The characteristic magnetic field at which the Hall coefficient changes directly coincides with the depairing of non-superconducting pairs showing a strong correlation between the two distinct phenomena. Angle-dependent Hall measurements further reveal an onset of electronic nematicity that again coincides with the electron pairing transition, unveiling a rotational symmetry breaking due to the transition from paired to unpaired phases at the interface. The results presented here highlights the influence of preformed electron pairs on the transport properties of LAO/STO and provide evidence of the elusive pairing “glue” that gives rise to electron pairing in SrTiO3-based systems.

Date: 2023
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