- Meyers, D;
- Nakatsukasa, Ken;
- Mu, Sai;
- Hao, Lin;
- Yang, Junyi;
- Cao, Yue;
- Fabbris, G;
- Miao, Hu;
- Pelliciari, J;
- McNally, D;
- Dantz, M;
- Paris, E;
- Karapetrova, E;
- Choi, Yongseong;
- Haskel, D;
- Shafer, P;
- Arenholz, E;
- Schmitt, Thorsten;
- Berlijn, Tom;
- Johnston, S;
- Liu, Jian;
- Dean, MPM
We report the observation of multiple phonon satellite features in ultrathin superlattices of the form nSrIrO_{3}/mSrTiO_{3} using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS). As the values of n and m vary, the energy loss spectra show a systematic evolution in the relative intensity of the phonon satellites. Using a closed-form solution for the RIXS cross section, we extract the variation in the electron-phonon coupling strength as a function of n and m. Combined with the negligible carrier doping into the SrTiO_{3} layers, these results indicate that the tuning of the electron-phonon coupling can be effectively decoupled from doping. This work both showcases a feasible method to extract the electron-phonon coupling in superlattices and unveils a potential route for tuning this coupling, which is often associated with superconductivity in SrTiO_{3}-based systems.