Superconducting properties of single and bilayer LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interfaces

The two-dimensional electron liquid present at the LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface exhibits superconductivity and hosts a large spin-orbit interaction. Quite remarkably, both phenomena can be controlled by an electric field. In this work, we have mapped the evolution of the superconducting properties upon gate voltage tuning, revealing a surprising change in thickness of the superconducting layer across the phase diagram. Using a single LaAlO$_3$/SrTiO$_3$ interface, we have realized field effect transistors and estimated the characteristic lengths (the coherence length and the superconducting thickness) as a function of the gate voltage by measuring the critical magnetic fields in parallel and perpendicular geometry. We have also realized bilayer interfaces, where two superconducting liquids are separated by the LaAlO$_3$ layer. In such structures, we have investigated the possible coupling of the two superconducting sheets, tuning one of the two by electric field.