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Materials science: Enter the oxides

Thin films of oxygen-bearing compounds could have myriad practical applications, finds Joerg Heber, if a few problems can be overcome.

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Joerg Heber is a senior editor of Nature Materials.

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Heber, J. Materials science: Enter the oxides. Nature 459, 28–30 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459028a

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