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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surface Science

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  • Two-dimensional electron liquids (2DELs) are crucial for advanced electronics.
  • Creating 2DELs at oxide interfaces typically relies on polar discontinuities or redox reactions.
  • Controlling these phenomena simultaneously at room temperature remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of polar lanthanum strontium manganite (La7/8Sr1/8MnO3, LSMO) buffer layers to engineer 2DELs at strontium titanate (SrTiO3, STO) interfaces.
  • To explore the combined effects of polar discontinuities and redox reactions on 2DEL formation.
  • To achieve high-mobility 2DELs in a STO/LSMO/disordered film trilayer system.

Main Methods:

  • Epitaxial growth of oxide films.
  • Resonant X-ray reflectometry for quantifying redox reactions and electronic reconstruction.
  • Structural analysis to observe buffer layer transformations.

Main Results:

  • High-mobility 2DELs were successfully created at STO interfaces using LSMO buffer layers.
  • Redox reactions from disordered overlayers and polarity-induced electronic reconstruction at LSMO/STO interfaces were quantified.
  • The LSMO buffer layer partially transformed from perovskite to brownmillerite structure, facilitating 2DEL formation.
  • A STO/LSMO/disordered film trilayer system demonstrated high-mobility modulation-doped 2DELs.

Conclusions:

  • Combining polar discontinuities and redox reactions through engineered buffer layers offers a novel pathway for creating functional oxide interfaces.
  • The partial perovskite-to-brownmillerite transformation of the LSMO buffer layer is key to achieving high-mobility 2DELs.
  • This approach provides a new strategy for designing advanced oxide heterostructures with tailored electronic properties.