Epitaxial Growth of Complex Metal Oxides

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. 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. 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).

• Part 1 Epitaxial growth techniquesMolecular beam epitaxy for the growth of complex oxide materialsPhysical vapour deposition for the growth of complex oxide materialsChemical vapour deposition for the growth of complex oxide materialsPulsed laser deposition for the growth of complex metal oxidesSputtering of complex metal oxidesSynthesis and surface engineering of complex metal oxides by atomic layer depositionHybrid molecular beam epitaxy for the growth of complex metal oxide materialsHigh pressure synthesis of transition metal oxidesPart 2 Epitaxial growth and functional properties of complex metal oxidesEpitaxial growth of ferroelectrics and multiferroicsGrowth study of epitaxial oxide thin films using Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED);Epitaxial growth of piezoelectricsEpitaxial growth of superconducting oxidesEpitaxial growth of magnetic oxide thin filmsStrain engineering during epitaxial growth of complex metal oxidesDefects, impurities and transport phenomenon in complex oxide crystalsIn situ x-ray scattering of epitaxial oxide thin filmsScanning probe microscopy (SPM) of epitaxial oxide thin filmsPart 3 Applications of complex metal oxidesOptoelectronics: an application of complex metal oxidesSpintronics: an application of complex metal oxidesThermoelectric complex metal oxidesSolid oxide fuel cells based complex metal oxidesApplications of complex metal oxides in catalysisPiezoMEMS based on complex metal oxides