Control of the Metal-Insulator Transition at Complex Oxide Heterointerfaces through Visible Light.

Lin, Jheng-Cyuan; Tra, Vu Thanh; Tsai, Dung-Sheng; Lin, Tai-Te; Huang, Po-Cheng; Hsu, Wei-Lun; Wu, Hui Jun; Huang, Rong et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The coupling of the localized surface plasmon resonance of Au nanoparticles is utilized to deliver a visible-light stimulus to control conduction at the LaAlO3 /SrTiO3 interface. A giant photoresponse and the controllable metal-insulator transition are characterized at this heterointerface. This study paves a new route to optical control of the functionality at the heterointerfaces.