Nature Research, npj Quantum Materials, 1(5), 2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41535-020-0210-z
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AbstractDespite several attempts, the intimate electronic structure of two-dimensional electron systems buried at the interface between LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 still remains to be experimentally revealed. Here, we investigate the transport properties of a high-mobility quasi-two-dimensional electron gas at this interface under high magnetic field (55 T) and provide new insights for electronic band structure by analyzing the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations. Interestingly, the quantum oscillations are not 1∕B-periodic and produce a highly non-linear Landau plot (Landau level index versus 1/B). We explore different scenarios leading to 1/B-aperiodic oscillations where the charge and the chemical potential vary as the magnetic field increases. Overall, the magneto-transport data are discussed in light of high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HRSTEM) analysis of the interface as well as calculations from density functional theory.