In an electronic system with two closely spaced but isolated conductors, current that is sourced in one conductor can induce a current or voltage in the second conductor. This phenomenon, known as “Coulomb drag”, represents a powerful approach to probe Coulomb interactions and electron correlations. I am working on 1D Coulomb drag in a pair of nanowires created with conductive-AFM lithography at the LaAlO₃/SrTiO₃ interface. Coulomb drag measurements are performed by sourcing current in one wire and measuring the induced voltage or current in the other wire.  Experimental features depend strongly on magnetic field.  At low magnetic fields, the wires can be superconducting, leading to large drag resistance when the wire is driven past the critical current.  At high magnetic field, distinct oscillations are observed that are associated with the electron subband structure in the wires.

11/2016