Electrostatic gate-controlled quantum interference in a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas at the ( <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>La</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0.3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow
We report quantum oscillations in magnetoresistance that are periodic in magnetic field ($B$), observed at the interface between (La$_{0.3}$Sr$_{0.7}$)(Al$_{0.65}$Ta$_{0.35}$)O$_3$ and SrTiO$_3$. Unlike Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, which appear at magnetic fields $ > 7$ T and diminish quickly as the temperature rises, these $B$-periodic oscillations emerge at low fields and persist up to 10 K. Their amplitude decays exponentially with both temperature and field, specifying dephasing of quantum interference. Increasing the carrier density through electrostatic gating results in a systematic reduction in both the amplitude and frequency of the oscillations, with complete suppression beyond a certain gate voltage. We attribute these oscillations to the Altshuler-Aronov-Spivak effect, likely arising from naturally formed closed-loop paths due to the interconnected quasi-one-dimensional conduction channels along SrTiO$_3$ domain walls. The relatively long phase coherence length ($\sim$ 1.8 $μ$m at 0.1 K), estimated from the oscillation amplitude, highlights the potential of complex oxide interfaces as a promising platform for exploring quantum interference effects and advancing device concepts in quantum technologies, such as mesoscopic interferometers and quantum sensors.
Authors
- Ariando Ariando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-426X)
- Walter Escoffier
- Km Rubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-8218)
- Zhen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-9149)
- Kun Han
- Duncan K. Maude
- M. Goiran
Institutions
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/dk6m-9vpr
- Primary Topic
- Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Energy
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Ministry of Education, India
- Bộ Giáo dục và Ðào tạo
- Division of Materials Research
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences