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Magnetothermopower of δ -doped LaTiO3/ SrTiO3 interfaces in the Kondo regime
S. Das, P.C. Joshi, , Z. Hossain, R.C. Budhani
Published in
2014
Volume: 90
   
Issue: 7
Abstract
Measurements of magnetothermopower [S(H,T)] of interfacial δ-doped LaTiO3/SrTiO3 (LTO/STO) heterostructure by an isostructural antiferromagnetic perovskite LaCrO3 are reported. The thermoelectric power of the pure LTO/STO interface at 300 K is ≈118 μV/K, but increases dramatically on δ doping. The observed linear temperature dependence of S(T) over the temperature range 100 to 300 K is in agreement with the theory of diffusion thermopower of a two-dimensional electron gas. The S(T) displays a distinct enhancement in the temperature range (T < 100 K) where the sheet resistance shows a Kondo-type minimum. We attributed this maximum in S(T) to Kondo scattering of conduction electron by localized impurity spins at the interface. The suppression of S by a magnetic field and the isotropic nature of the suppression in out-of-plane and in-plane field geometries further strengthen the Kondo-model-based interpretation of S(H,T). © 2014 American Physical Society.
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JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
ISSN10980121