Origin of the Anomalous Mass Renormalization in Metallic Quantum Well States of Strongly Correlated Oxide SrVO3

Masaki Kobayashi, Kohei Yoshimatsu, Enju Sakai, Miho Kitamura, Koji Horiba, Atsushi Fujimori, Hiroshi Kumigashira

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Abstract

In situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has been performed on SrVO3 ultrathin films, which show metallic quantum well (QW) states, to unveil the origin of the anomalous mass enhancement in the QW subbands. The line-shape analysis of the ARPES spectra reveals that the strength of the electron correlation increases as the subband bottom energy approaches the Fermi level. These results indicate that the anomalous subband-dependent mass enhancement mainly arises from the quasi-one-dimensional character of confined V 3d states as a result of their orbital-selective quantization.

Original languageEnglish
Article number076801
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume115
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Aug 13

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