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Dielectric-constant-enhanced hall mobility in complex oxides.

Wolter Siemons¹, Michael A McGuire, Valentino R Cooper

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA. siemonsw@ornl.gov

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Summary

Doped ferroelectric potassium tantalate niobate (KTa(1-x)Nb(x)O(3)) exhibits a high dielectric constant. This property enhances electron mobility by improving dielectric screening, overcoming a key limitation in functional oxide applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Oxide Electronics

Background:

Functional oxides are crucial in electronics, but their application is limited by electron scattering.
Ferroelectric materials offer unique dielectric properties that could potentially mitigate these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of high dielectric constant in doped ferroelectric KTa(1-x)Nb(x)O(3) on electron mobility.
To determine if enhanced dielectric screening can overcome limitations in functional oxide applications.

Main Methods:

Transport measurements
Optical measurements
Band structure calculations

Main Results:

The high dielectric constant of doped KTa(1-x)Nb(x)O(3) effectively screens electron scatterers.
Enhanced dielectric screening leads to improved electronic mobility in these materials.

Conclusions:

Doped ferroelectric KTa(1-x)Nb(x)O(3) presents a promising pathway for overcoming electron scattering limitations in functional oxides.
The observed enhancement in electronic mobility opens new avenues for advanced oxide electronics.