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Titaniumdxy ferromagnetism at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface

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Spectroscopic investigations of the magnetism using element-specific techniques, including X-ray magnetic circular dichroism andX-ray absorption spectroscopy, are reported, finding direct evidence for in-plane ferromagnetic order at the interface with Ti(3+) character in the dxy orbital of the anisotropic t2g band.
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A number of recent transport and magnetization studies have shown signs of ferromagnetism in the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure, an unexpected property with no bulk analogue in the constituent materials. However, no experiment thus far has provided direct information on the host of the magnetism. Here we report spectroscopic investigations of the magnetism using element-specific techniques, including X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, along with corresponding model calculations. We find direct evidence for in-plane ferromagnetic order at the interface, with Ti(3+) character in the dxy orbital of the anisotropic t2g band. These findings establish a striking example of emergent phenomena at oxide interfaces.

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A high-mobility electron gas at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterointerface

TL;DR: A model interface is examined between two insulating perovskite oxides—LaAlO3 and SrTiO3—in which the termination layer at the interface is controlled on an atomic scale, presenting a broad opportunity to tailor low-dimensional charge states by atomically engineered oxide heteroepitaxy.
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Superconducting Interfaces Between Insulating Oxides

TL;DR: This work reports on superconductivity in the electron gas formed at the interface between two insulating dielectric perovskite oxides, LaAlO3 and SrTiO3.
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Emergent phenomena at oxide interfaces

TL;DR: Recent technical advances in the atomic-scale synthesis of oxide heterostructures have provided a fertile new ground for creating novel states at their interfaces, with characteristic feature is the reconstruction of the charge, spin and orbital states at interfaces on the nanometre scale.
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Tunable Quasi-Two-Dimensional Electron Gases in Oxide Heterostructures

TL;DR: A large electric-field response of quasi–two-dimensional electron gases generated at interfaces in epitaxial heterostructures grown from insulating oxides is reported, indicating that the conductivity of the electron gases can be modulated through a quantum phase transition from an insulating to a metallic state.
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