Tunable Rashba spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces
A.D. Caviglia, M. Gabay, S. Gariglio, N. Reyren, C. Cancellieri, and J.-M. Triscone

A strong tunable Rashba spin orbit coupling is observed in the LaAlO₃/SrTiO₃ system demonstrating the interfacial nature of the electron gas.


Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 126803 (2010).

Electric field control of the LaAlO₃/SrTiO₃ interface ground state
A. Caviglia, S. Gariglio, N. Reyren, D. Jaccard, T. Schneider, M. Gabay, S. Thiel, G. Hammerl, J. Mannhart, and J.-M. Triscone

On and off switching of superconductivity using the electric field effect is demonstrated and the LaAlO₃/SrTiO₃ phase diagram revealed.






Nature 456, 624 (2008).

Improper ferroelectricity in perovskite oxide artificial superlattices
E. Bousquet, M. Dawber, N. Stucki, C. Lichtensteiger, P. Hermet, J.-M. Triscone, and Ph. Ghosez

A novel type of improper ferroelectricity is observed at the interface between PbTiO₃ and SrTiO₃ resulting from the unusual coupling of three order parameters.

Nature 452, 732 (2008).

Superconducting Interfaces between Insulating Oxides
N. Reyren, S. Thiel, A. D. Caviglia, L. Fitting Kourkoutis, G. Hammerl, C. Richter, C. W. Schneider, T. Kopp, A.-S. Ruetschi, D. Jaccard, M. Gabay, D. A. Muller, J.-M. Triscone and J. Mannhart

Discovery of superconductivity at the interface between two excellent insulators : SrTiO₃ and LaAlO₃.








Science 317, 1196 (2007).

Local on-off switching of 2-D superconductivity with ferroelectric field effect
K. Takahashi, D. Jaccard, M. Gabay, K. Shibuya, T. Ohnishi, M. Lippmaa, J.-M. Triscone

The ferroelectric field effect in a thin doped SrTiO₃ layer allows the non-volatile on and off switching of superconductivity.


Nature 441, 195 (2006).

Unusual behaviour of the ferroelectric polarization in PbTiO₃/SrTiO₃ superlattices
M. Dawber, C. Lichtensteiger, M. Cantoni, M. Veithen, P. Ghosez, K. Johnston, K.M. Rabe, and J.-M. Triscone

In superlattices made of ferroelectric PbTiO₃ and paraelectric SrTiO₃, the ferroelectric properties can be tuned. At short wavelength, an anomalous recovery of ferroelectricity is observed.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 177601 (2005).

Domain wall roughness in epitaxial ferroelectric PbZr_0.2Ti_0.8O₃ thin films
P. Paruch, T. Giamarchi, and J.-M. Triscone

Atomic force microscopy is used to study ferroelectric domain wall roughness which allows the type of disorder controlling domain wall motion to be identified.


Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 197601 (2005).

Ferroelectricity and tetragonality in ultrathin PbTiO₃ films
C. Lichtensteiger, J.-M. Triscone, J. Junquera, and P. Ghosez

Ultrathin PbTiO₃ films have been grown and studied using x-ray diffraction. It is shown that films as thin as 20Ã… are ferroelectric.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 047603 (2005).

Domain wall creep in epitaxial Pb(Zr_0.2Ti_0.8)O₃ thin films
T. Tybell, P. Paruch, T. Giamarchi, and J.-M. Triscone

Atomic force microscopy is used to study ferroelectric domain walls dynamics. It is shown that domain wall motion is a creep process.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 097601 (2002).

Electrostatic modulation of superconductivity in ultra-thin GdBa₂Cu₃O₇ films
C.H. Ahn, S. Gariglio, P. Paruch, T. Tybell, L. Antognazza, and J.-M. Triscone

High T_c superconductivity is modulated using the ferroelectric field effect.











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