Shubnikov-de Haas-like Quantum Oscillations in Artificial One-Dimensional LaAlO_{3}/SrTiO_{3} Electron Channels

Phys Rev Lett. 2018 Feb 16;120(7):076801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.076801.

Abstract

The widely reported magnetoresistance oscillations in LaAlO_{3}/SrTiO_{3} heterostructures have invariably been attributed to the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) effect, despite a pronounced inconsistency with low-field Hall resistance measurements. Here we report SdH-like resistance oscillations in quasi-1D electron waveguides created at the LaAlO_{3}/SrTiO_{3} interface by conductive atomic force microscopy lithography. These oscillations can be directly attributed to magnetic depopulation of magnetoelectric subbands. Our results suggest that the SdH oscillations in 2D SrTiO_{3}-based systems may originate from naturally forming quasi-1D channels.