Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Electrolyte-Gated SrTiO3 Nanostructures

TL;DR

This study investigates phase-coherent transport in electrolyte-gated SrTiO3 nanostructures through magnetoconductance measurements, revealing universal conductance fluctuations and insights into electron dephasing mechanisms.

Contribution

It demonstrates the observation of universal conductance fluctuations in electrolyte-gated SrTiO3, linking dephasing rates to electron-electron interactions and magnetic moments.

Findings

Universal conductance fluctuations observed at low temperatures

Dephasing rate linear in temperature, indicating electron-electron interactions

Presence of temperature-independent offset suggesting magnetic moments

Abstract

We report low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements of a patterned two-dimensional electron system (2DES) at the surface of strontium titanate, gated by an ionic liquid electrolyte. We observe universal conductance fluctuations, a signature of phase-coherent transport in mesoscopic devices. From the universal conductance fluctuations we extract an electron dephasing rate linear in temperature, characteristic of electron-electron interaction in a disordered conductor. Furthermore, the dephasing rate has a temperature-independent offset, suggestive of unscreened local magnetic moments in the sample.