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1 Growth studies of heteroepitaxial oxide thin films using reflection high-energy electron diffraction |
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1 Introduction: RHEED and pulsed laser deposition |
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2 Basic principles of RHEED |
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3 Variations of the specular intensity during deposition |
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4 RHEED intensity variations during heteroepitaxy: examples |
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18 | (9) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (6) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (2) |
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2 Sputtering techniques for epitaxial growth of complex oxides |
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37 | (16) |
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2 General considerations for sputtering of complex oxides |
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37 | (5) |
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3 A practical guide to the sputtered growth of perovskite titanate ferroelectrics |
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42 | (7) |
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49 | (4) |
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50 | (3) |
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3 Hybrid oxide molecular beam epitaxy |
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53 | (22) |
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53 | (3) |
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2 Metal-organic precursors for oxide HMBE |
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56 | (2) |
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3 Deposition kinetics of binary oxides from MO precursors |
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58 | (4) |
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4 Opening a growth window with MO precursors |
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62 | (3) |
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5 Properties of materials grown by hybrid oxide MBE |
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65 | (3) |
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6 Limitations of HMBE and future developments |
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68 | (7) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (6) |
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4 Chemical solution deposition of oxide thin films |
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75 | (26) |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (4) |
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4 Film and pattern formation |
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83 | (5) |
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5 Crystallization, densification, and epitaxy |
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88 | (5) |
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6 Examples of CSD-derived oxide films |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (5) |
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97 | (4) |
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5 Epitaxial growth of superconducting oxides |
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101 | (1) |
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2 Overview of epitaxial growth of superconducting oxides |
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102 | (1) |
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3 Requirements for growth of high-quality complex metal-oxide films by molecular-beam epitaxy |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (17) |
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5 Synthesis of new superconductors by thin-film growth methods |
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123 | (3) |
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6 Conclusions and future trends |
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126 | (1) |
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7 Sources of further information and advice |
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126 | (11) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (10) |
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6 Interface-induced effects on the polarization response of epitaxial ferroelectric thin films---an experimental study and theoretical analysis |
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137 | (20) |
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137 | (2) |
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2 Model interface structure and sample description |
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139 | (1) |
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3 Effects of SRO/PZT interface on ferroelectric properties |
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140 | (12) |
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4 Discussion and conclusions |
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152 | (5) |
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153 | (4) |
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157 | (242) |
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7 Strain engineering during epitaxial growth of oxides |
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159 | (40) |
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159 | (1) |
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2 Crystal structures of perovskites and related oxides |
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160 | (4) |
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3 Lattice mismatch-induced stress accommodation in oxide thin films |
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164 | (20) |
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4 Effect of misfit strain-induced distortions on transport and magnetic properties |
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184 | (8) |
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5 Conclusions and future directions |
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192 | (7) |
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193 | (6) |
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8 Defects in oxide crystals: nanoscale and interfacial effects |
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199 | (32) |
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199 | (1) |
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2 Ion transport in oxide crystals: yttria stabilized zirconia and oxide pyrochlores |
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200 | (7) |
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3 Space charge effects at grain boundaries |
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207 | (4) |
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4 Effects of epitaxial strain on ion transport at oxide interfaces |
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211 | (4) |
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5 Novel functionalities of oxygen vacancies in ferroelectric tunnel junctions |
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215 | (16) |
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221 | (10) |
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231 | (36) |
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231 | (1) |
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2 Introduction to oxide interface |
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232 | (2) |
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3 Interface engineering knobs |
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234 | (14) |
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4 Manipulation of interface states |
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248 | (10) |
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5 Conclusions and perspectives |
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258 | (9) |
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259 | (8) |
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10 Stoichiometry in epitaxial oxide thin films |
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267 | (32) |
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267 | (1) |
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2 General aspects of stoichiometry transfer in physical vapor deposition techniques |
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268 | (1) |
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3 Cation stoichiometry transfer during PLD growth |
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269 | (9) |
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4 Adjustment of the oxygen stoichiometry during PLD growth |
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278 | (3) |
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5 Accommodation of nonstoichiometry in oxide thin films |
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281 | (5) |
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6 Impact of nonstoichiometry on oxide thin film properties |
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286 | (4) |
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290 | (1) |
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8 Sources of further information |
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291 | (8) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (7) |
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11 In situ X-ray scattering of epitaxial oxide thin films |
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299 | (32) |
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1 X-ray toolkits for probing surface/interface: an expanding list |
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299 | (9) |
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2 Watching surface/interface evolution for epitaxial oxide synthesis |
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308 | (5) |
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3 Interrogating emergent properties at oxide interfaces |
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313 | (7) |
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4 Probing functional epitaxial oxide heterostructures for energy harvesting |
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320 | (3) |
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323 | (8) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (6) |
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12 Scanning probe microscopy of epitaxial oxide thin films |
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331 | (38) |
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331 | (1) |
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2 Basic principles of scanning probe microscopy |
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332 | (4) |
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3 Scanning probe microscopy studies of CMR manganite thin films |
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336 | (13) |
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4 Scanning probe microscopy study on ferroelectric and multiferroic thin films |
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349 | (8) |
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5 Cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy, and electrochemical strain microscopy |
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357 | (1) |
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6 Projective views on microscopic characterization of epitaxial oxide films |
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358 | (11) |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (11) |
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13 High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopy of epitaxial metal oxides |
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369 | (30) |
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369 | (1) |
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2 Transmission electron microscopies and spectroscopies |
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370 | (6) |
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3 Application of quantitative HRTEM based on NCSI |
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376 | (7) |
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4 Application of quantitative STEM and spectroscopy |
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383 | (12) |
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395 | (4) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (3) |
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399 | (104) |
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14 Optical properties and characterization of oxide thin films and heterostructures |
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401 | (48) |
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401 | (1) |
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2 Fundamentals of optical spectroscopy |
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401 | (6) |
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3 Optical band gap engineering of oxide heterostructures |
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407 | (4) |
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4 Optical probing of correlated electronic behaviors |
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411 | (12) |
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5 Evolution of electronic structure in low-dimensional oxides |
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423 | (12) |
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6 Spectroscopic understanding of electrochemical behaviors |
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435 | (3) |
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7 Operando spectroscopic characterization |
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438 | (6) |
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444 | (5) |
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445 | (4) |
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15 High-performance electrostrictor oxide thin films |
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449 | (20) |
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1 Introduction into classical electrostriction |
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449 | (4) |
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453 | (1) |
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3 Nonclassical electrostriction |
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453 | (4) |
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4 Gd-doped ceria thin films |
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457 | (6) |
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5 Conclusions and future perspective |
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463 | (6) |
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465 | (4) |
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16 Spintronics: an application of complex metal oxides |
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469 | (34) |
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1 Introduction: present stakes for spintronics |
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469 | (1) |
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2 Magnetic interactions in complex metal oxides |
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470 | (2) |
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472 | (5) |
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4 Complex oxide electrodes for spintronics |
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477 | (7) |
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5 Spacers with intrinsic functionality |
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484 | (6) |
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6 Spintronic opportunities at oxide heterointerfaces |
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490 | (1) |
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7 Conclusions and perspectives |
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491 | (12) |
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492 | (1) |
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493 | (10) |
Index |
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