Tuning spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity at the SrTiO{3}/LaAlO{3} interface: a magnetotransport study

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Mar 26;104(12):126802. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.126802. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Abstract

The superconducting transition temperature T{c} of the SrTiO{3}/LaAlO{3} interface was varied by the electric field effect. The anisotropy of the upper critical field and the normal-state magnetotransport were studied as a function of gate voltage. The spin-orbit coupling energy epsilon{SO} is extracted. This tunable energy scale is used to explain the strong gate dependence of the mobility and of the anomalous Hall signal observed. Epsilon{SO} follows T{c} for the electric field range under study.