Research

Superconductivity

Gate-tunable nanostructures in SrTiO3

  • Mesoscopic superconducting transport

  • Lowering dimensionality: from 2D electron gases to 1D (wires) and 0D (quantum point contacts, quantum dots)

  • Engineering and detecting topological superconductivity

Unconventional superconductivity of SrTiO3

  • Dilute superconductor

  • Interplay with ferroelectricity

  • Interplay with inhomogeneity, domain structure

  • What is the pairing mechanism?

  • Possible intrinsic topological superconductivity



Related publications

  • E. Mikheev, I. T. Rosen, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, "Quantized critical supercurrent in SrTiO3-based quantum point contacts", Science Advances, 7, eabi6520 (2021). arXiv. Supplement.

  • E. Mikheev, I. T. Rosen, M. A. Kastner, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, "Clean ballistic quantum point contact in SrTiO3", submitted. arXiv: 2110.11535.

  • E. Mikheev, T. Zimmerling, A. Estry, P. W. J. Moll, D. Goldhaber-Gordon, "Ionic liquid gating of SrTiO3 lamellas fabricated with a focused ion beam", submitted. arXiv: 2111.01063.

Scattering mechanisms

In titanate perovskites

  • The mystery of T2 resistivity

  • Electron-electron scattering beyond Fermi liquid description?

  • Non-fermi liquid resistivity / “strange metal” near quantum phase transitions

In nickelate perovskites

  • Resistivity saturation and bad metal behavior

  • Metal-insulator transitions



Related publications

  • E. Mikheev, B. Himmetoglu, A. P. Kajdos, P. Moetakef, T. A. Cain, C. G. Van de Walle, S. Stemmer, "Limitations to the room temperature mobility of two- and three-dimensional electron liquids in SrTiO3". Applied Physics Letters 106, 062102 (2015). Supplement.

  • E. Mikheev, C. R. Freeze, B. J. Isaac, T. A. Cain, S. Stemmer, "Separation of transport lifetimes in SrTiO3-based two-dimensional electron liquids". Physical Review B 91, 165125 (2015). Supplement. arXiv.

  • E. Mikheev, S. Raghavan, J. Y. Zhang, P. B. Marshall, A. P. Kajdos, L. Balents, S. Stemmer, "Carrier density independent scattering rate in SrTiO3-based electron liquids", Scientific Reports 6, 20865 (2016). arXiv.

  • P. B. Marshall, E. Mikheev, S. Raghavan, S. Stemmer, "Pseudogaps and emergence of coherence in two-dimensional electron liquids in SrTiO3", Physical Review Letters 117, 046402 (2016). Supplement.

  • E. Mikheev, A. J. Hauser, B. Himmetoglu, N. E. Moreno, A. Janotti, C. G. Van de Walle, S. Stemmer, "Tuning bad metal and non-Fermi liquid behavior in a Mott material: rare earth nickelate thin films", Science Advances 1, e1500797 (2015). Supplement. arXiv.

  • A. J. Hauser, E. Mikheev, N. E. Moreno, J. Hwang, J. Y. Zhang, S. Stemmer, "Correlation between stoichiometry, strain, and metal-insulator transitions of NdNiO3 films". Applied Physics Letters 106, 092104 (2015). Supplement.



Previous research highlights

Resistive switching memories with epitaxial SrTiO3/Pt interfaces:

  • E. Mikheev, B. D. Hoskins, D. B. Strukov, S. Stemmer, “Resistive switching and its suppression in Pt/Nb:SrTiO3 junctions”. Nature Communications 5, 3990 (2014). Supplement.

  • E. Mikheev, J. Hwang, A. P. Kajdos, A. J. Hauser, S. Stemmer, "Tailoring resistive switching in Pt/SrTiO3 junctions by stoichiometry control", Scientific Reports 5, 11079 (2015).


Epitaxial Pt/(Ba,Sr)TiO3 stacks for voltage-tunable varactors (variable capacitors) with low loss and high figures of merit:

  • E. Mikheev, A. P. Kajdos, A. J. Hauser, S. Stemmer, “Electric field-tunable BaxSr1−xTiO3 films with high figures of merit grown by molecular beam epitaxy”. Applied Physics Letters 101, 252906 (2012).


Polymer ferroelectric gates for charge-mediated control of ferromagnetism in (Ga,Mn)As

  • E. Mikheev, I. Stolichnov, E. De Ranieri, J. Wunderlich, H. J. Trodahl, A. W. Rushforth, S. W. E. Riester, R. P. Campion, K. W. Edmonds, B. L. Gallagher, N. Setter, "Magnetic domain wall propagation under ferroelectric control". Physical Review B 86, 235130 (2012). Supplement.

  • E. Mikheev, I. Stolichnov, A. K. Tagantsev, N. Setter: “Polarization screening in polymer ferroelectric films: uncommon bulk mechanism”. Applied Physics Letters 101, 132905 (2012).

  • E. Mikheev, I. Stolichnov, Z. Huang, A. W. Rushforth, J. Haigh, R. P. Campion, K. W. Edmonds, B. L. Gallagher, N. Setter, "Non-volatile ferroelectric gating of magnetotransport anisotropy in (Ga,Mn)(As,P)". Applied Physics Letters 100, 262906 (2012).