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Epitaxial Growth of Complex Metal Oxides
1st Edition - May 14, 2015
Editors: Gertjan Koster, Mark Huijben, Guus Rijnders
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9781782422457
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eBook ISBN:9781782422556
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The atomic arrangement and subsequent properties of a material are determined by the type and conditions of growth leading to epitaxy, making control of these conditions key to th…Read more
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The atomic arrangement and subsequent properties of a material are determined by the type and conditions of growth leading to epitaxy, making control of these conditions key to the fabrication of higher quality materials. Epitaxial Growth of Complex Metal Oxides reviews the techniques involved in such processes and highlights recent developments in fabrication quality which are facilitating advances in applications for electronic, magnetic and optical purposes.
Part One reviews the key techniques involved in the epitaxial growth of complex metal oxides, including growth studies using reflection high-energy electron diffraction, pulsed laser deposition, hybrid molecular beam epitaxy, sputtering processes and chemical solution deposition techniques for the growth of oxide thin films. Part Two goes on to explore the effects of strain and stoichiometry on crystal structure and related properties, in thin film oxides. Finally, the book concludes by discussing selected examples of important applications of complex metal oxide thin films in Part Three.
Provides valuable information on the improvements in epitaxial growth processes that have resulted in higher quality films of complex metal oxides and further advances in applications for electronic and optical purposes
Examines the techniques used in epitaxial thin film growth
Describes the epitaxial growth and functional properties of complex metal oxides and explores the effects of strain and defects
All those who are working in the analysis, characterization, fabrication and application of new complex metal oxides, thin films, nano-materials and related technologies, including scientists, applied researchers, production engineers, post-graduates and academic researchers.
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Part One. Epitaxial growth of complex metal oxides
1. Growth studies of heteroepitaxial oxide thin films using reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED)
1.1. Introduction: reflection high-energy electron diffraction and pulsed laser deposition
1.2. Basic principles of RHEED
1.3. Variations of the specular intensity during deposition
1.4. RHEED intensity variations during heteroepitaxy: examples
1.5. Conclusions
2. Sputtering techniques for epitaxial growth of complex oxides
2.1. Introduction
2.2. General considerations for sputtering of complex oxides
2.3. A practical guide to the sputtered growth of perovskite titanate ferroelectrics
2.4. Conclusions
3. Hybrid molecular beam epitaxy for the growth of complex oxide materials
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Metal-organic precursors for oxide hybrid molecular beam epitaxy (HMBE)
3.3. Deposition kinetics of binary oxides from metal-organic (MO) precursors
3.4. Opening a growth window with MO precursors
3.5. Properties of materials grown by hybrid oxide molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)
3.6. Limitations of HMBE and future developments
4. Chemical solution deposition techniques for epitaxial growth of complex oxides
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Reagents and solvents
4.3. Types of chemical solution deposition (CSD) processes
4.4. Film and pattern formation
4.5. Crystallization, densification and epitaxy
4.6. Examples of CSD-derived oxide films
4.7. Conclusions
5. Epitaxial growth of superconducting oxides
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Overview of epitaxial growth of superconducting oxides
5.3. Requirements for growth of high-quality complex metal-oxide films by molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE)
5.4. Case studies
5.5. Synthesis of new superconductors by thin-film growth methods
5.6. Conclusions and future trends
5.7. Sources of further information and advice
6. Epitaxial growth of magnetic-oxide thin films
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Magnetism and major magnetic-oxide systems
6.3. The effects of thin-film epitaxy on magnetism
6.4. Characterization of magnetic-oxide thin films
6.5. Applications of epitaxial magnetic-oxide thin films
6.6. Future of epitaxy of complex-oxide magnets
Part Two. Properties and analytical techniques
7. The effects of strain on crystal structure and properties during epitaxial growth of oxides
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Crystal structures of perovskites and related oxides
7.3. Lattice mismatch-induced stress accommodation in oxide thin films
7.4. Effect of misfit strain-induced distortions on transport and magnetic properties
7.5. Conclusions and future directions
8. Defects, impurities, and transport phenomenon in oxide crystals
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Oxygen ion transport in yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)
8.3. Structural disorder and transport in defect oxide pyrochlores
8.4. Space charge effects at grain boundaries
8.5. Effects of epitaxial strain on ion transport at oxide interfaces
9. Stoichiometry in epitaxial oxide thin films
9.1. Introduction
9.2. General aspects of stoichiometry transfer in physical vapor deposition techniques
9.3. Cation stoichiometry transfer during pulsed laser deposition (PLD) growth
9.4. Adjustment of oxygen stoichiometry during PLD growth
9.5. Accommodation of nonstoichiometry in oxide thin films
9.6. Impact of nonstoichiometry on oxide thin-film properties
9.7. Future trends
9.8. Sources of further information
10. In situ X-ray scattering of epitaxial oxide thin films
10.1. X-ray toolkits for probing surface/interface: an expanding list
10.2. Watching surface/interface evolution for epitaxial oxide synthesis
10.3. Interrogating emergent properties at oxide interfaces
10.4. Probing functional epitaxial oxide heterostructures for energy harvesting
10.5. Future perspectives
11. Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) of epitaxial oxide thin films
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Basic principles of scanning probe microscopy
11.3. Scanning probe microscopy studies of “colossal” magnetoresistive (CMR) manganite thin films
11.4. Scanning probe microscopy study of ferroelectric and multiferroic thin films
11.5. Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy, and electrochemical strain microscopy
11.6. Projective views on microscopic characterization of epitaxial oxide films
Part Three. Applications of complex metal oxides
12. Optoelectronics: optical properties and electronic structures of complex metal oxides
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Introduction to optical spectroscopy
12.3. Optical spectroscopic studies on oxide thin films and heterostructures
12.4. In situ optical spectroscopic characterization
12.5. Summary and outlook
13. Spintronics: an application of complex metal oxides
13.1. Introduction: present stakes for spintronics
13.2. Magnetic interactions in complex metal oxides
15.2. Thin films as solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) components
15.3. Cell designs
15.4. Cell performance: status and perspectives
Index
No. of pages: 504
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 14, 2015
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Hardback ISBN: 9781782422457
eBook ISBN: 9781782422556
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Gertjan Koster
Gertjan Koster is a Professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He is also a visiting professor at the Joseph Stephan Institute in Slovenia. His current research focuses on the growth and study of artificial materials, the physics of reduced scale (nanoscale) materials, metal–insulator transitions, and in situ spectroscopic characterization.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology,University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Mark Huijben
Mark Huijben is a Professor at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. He is also a Guest Scientist of the IEK-1 Electrochemical Storage Department at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. His research currently focuses on nanostructured thin films for advanced energy conversion and storage.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Guus Rijnders
Guus Rijnders is a Professor and Chairman of Inorganic Materials Science, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. His research currently focuses on the integration of functional and smart materials with electronic and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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