Observation of Quantum-Criticality-Class Crossoverat the LaAlO3/KTaO3 (111) Interface

In two-dimensional (2D) limit, the quantum fluctuation is significantly enhanced which could induce a quantum phase transition. Investigating the quantum criticality is an effective approach to elucidate the underlying physics of 2D superconductivity. Here we report the observation of different universality classes of quantum criticality at the superconducting LaAlO3/KTaO3 (111) interface, i.e. the normal quantum Griffiths singularity (QGS) and the anomalous QGS. The switch of the quantum criticality class is observed from the normal QGS in a lower Tc sample with weaker spin-orbit coupling (SOC) to the anomalous QGS in a higher Tc sample with stronger SOC. Moreover, owing to the remarkable SOC strength, the higher Tc sample exhibits an unprecedentedly enhanced quantum fluctuation at an unusually elevated temperature approaching the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) transition temperature TBKT. This work provides comprehensive recognition of the different quantum criticality classes in the same superconducting LaAlO3/KTaO3 (111) system, which deepens the understanding of the superconducting mechanism of interfacial superconductors.