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Oxide interfaces

Watch out for the lack of oxygen

Interfaces between certain insulating perovskite oxides show unexpected properties, such as high conductivity and magnetism. Oxygen vacancies seem to be important in these structures, but the puzzle is far from being understood.

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Figure 1: Ball and stick model of a cubic perovskite ABO3 unit cell.
Figure 2: Layered structure of an n-type interface formed by growing LAO on top of TiO2-terminated STO.

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Eckstein, J. Watch out for the lack of oxygen. Nature Mater 6, 473–474 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1944

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