Limitations to the room temperature mobility of two- and three-dimensional electron liquids in SrTiO3

Abstract

We analyze and compare the temperature dependence of the electron mobility of two- and three-dimensional electron liquids in SrTiO3. The contributions of electron-electron scattering must be taken into account to accurately describe the mobility in both cases. For uniformly doped, three-dimensional electron liquids, the room temperature mobility crosses over from longitudinal optical (LO) phonon-scattering-limited to electron-electron-scattering-limited as a function of carrier density. In high-density, two-dimensional electron liquids, LO phonon scattering is completely screened and the mobility is dominated by electron-electron scattering up to room temperature. The possible origins of the observed behavior and the consequences for approaches to improve the mobility are discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 09, 2015
Source ID
10.1063/1.4907888

Entities

People

  • Adam P. Kajdos
  • Burak Himmetoglu
  • Chris G. Van de Walle
  • Evgeny Mikheev
  • Pouya Moetakef
  • Susanne Stemmer
  • Tyler A. Cain

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of California

Tags

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene