Epitaxial growth of perovskite oxide films facilitated by oxygen vacancies
M. Tyunina, Leonid L. Rusevich, E. A. Kotomin, O. Pacherová, T. Kocourek, A. Dejneka
Abstract
Anisotropic elastic dipoles of oxygen vacancies interact with substrate-induced misfit strain in epitaxial oxide films. This interaction leads to specific spatial alignment of the dipoles that facilitates coherent growth.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceEpitaxyPerovskite (structure)OxideOxygenDipoleSubstrate (aquarium)Condensed matter physicsAnisotropyCrystallographyChemical physicsNanotechnologyOpticsMetallurgyChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysicsGeologyLayer (electronics)OceanographyElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials