Palladium nanoparticle enhanced giant photoresponse at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 two-dimensional electron gas heterostructures.

Chan, Ngai Yui; Zhao, Meng; Wang, Ning; Au, Kit; Wang, Juan; Chan, Lai Wa Helen; Dai, Jiyan · ACS Nano · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

With LaAlO3 surface modification by Pd nanoparticles, LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) interfacial two-dimensional electron gas presents a giant optical switching effect with a photoconductivity on/off ratio as high as 750% under UV light irradiation. Pd nanoparticles with a size around 2 nm are deposited on top of the LAO surface, and the LAO/STO interface exhibits a giant response to UV light with a wavelength shorter than 400 nm. This giant optical switching behavior has been explained by the Pd nanoparticle's catalytic effect and surface/interface charge coupling.