Atomically flat interface between a single-terminated LaAlO3 substrate and SrTiO3 thin film is insulating

The surface termination of (100)-oriented LaAlO3 (LAO) single crystals was examined by atomic force microscopy and optimized to produce a single-terminated atomically flat surface by annealing. Then the atomically flat STO film was achieved on a single-terminated LAO substrate, which is expected to...

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Main Authors: Z. Q. Liu, Z. Huang, W. M. Lü, K. Gopinadhan, X. Wang, A. Annadi, T. Venkatesan, Ariando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2012-03-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3688772