Magnetic oxides of (La,A)MnO₃ and (La,A)CoO₃ have two typical structural characteristics: cations with mixed valences and oxygen vacancies, which are required to balance the charge introduced by cation doping. The ...

Microstructure in the SrTiO₃/Si system has been studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and image simulations. SrTiO₃ grows heteroepitaxially on Si with the orientation relationship given by ...

Epitaxial La₀.₇Ca₀.₃MnO₃ thin film and [Y₀.₇Ca₀.₃MnO₃/La₀.₇Ca₀.₃MnO₃]₁₀ multilayers of about 140 nm in thickness were grown by pulsed laser deposition on (001)LaAlO₃. Their microstructures were investigated by transmission ...

Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) was used to deposit epitaxial BaTiO₃3 thin films on (100) MgO substrates at 600°C. The metalorganic precursors employed in the deposition experiments were hydrated Ba(thd)2 ...

Epitaxial Pt(001) thin films have been grown on MgO(001) substrates using dc magnetron sputtering with an Ar/O₂ mixture at 700°C. The width (FWHM) of the rocking curve of the Pt(002) peak is between 0.16° and 0.20°, which ...

Ferroelectric materials have switchable, spontaneous polarization in addition to strong dielectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric response. In thin films form, these materials are leveraged for numerous microelectronic ...

This dissertation presents a new parameter for characterizing the crack growth resistance of thin ductile sheets: the steady-state work density gradient. The steady-state work density gradient describes the stress necessary ...

I have explored the use of the matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) and MAPLE direct write (MDW) to create thin films of biological materials. MAPLE is a novel physical vapor deposition technique used to deposit ...

Reducing fabrication and operation costs while maintaining high performance is a major consideration for the design of a new generation of solid-state ionic devices such as fuel cells, batteries, and sensors. The objective ...