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Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General
This book is devoted to the rapidly developing field of oxide
thin-films and heterostructures. Oxide materials combined with
atomic-scale precision in a heterostructure exhibit an abundance of
macroscopic physical properties involving the strong coupling
between the electronic, spin, and structural degrees of freedom,
and the interplay between magnetism, ferroelectricity, and
conductivity. Recent advances in thin-film deposition and
characterization techniques made possible the experimental
realization of such oxide heterostructures, promising novel
functionalities and device concepts. The book consists of chapters
on some of the key innovations in the field over recent years,
including strongly correlated oxide heterostructures,
magnetoelectric coupling and multiferroic materials, thermoelectric
phenomena, and two-dimensional electron gases at oxide interfaces.
The book covers the core principles, describes experimental
approaches to fabricate and characterize oxide heterostructures,
demonstrates new functional properties of these materials, and
provides an overview of novel applications.
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