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Two-dimensional Frank–van-der-Merwe growth of functional oxide and nitride thin film superlattices by pulsed laser deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2017

Michael Lorenz ,
Haoming Wei ,
Florian Jung ,
Stefan Hohenberger ,
Holger Hochmuth ,
Marius Grundmann ,
Christian Patzig ,
Susanne Selle  and
Thomas Höche
Michael Lorenz*
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Haoming Wei
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Florian Jung
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Stefan Hohenberger
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Holger Hochmuth
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Marius Grundmann
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig, Felix-Bloch-Institut für Festkörperphysik, Semiconductor Physics Group, Leipzig D-04103, Germany
Christian Patzig
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen IMWS, Center for Applied Microstructure Diagnostics CAM, Halle D-06120, Germany
Susanne Selle
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen IMWS, Center for Applied Microstructure Diagnostics CAM, Halle D-06120, Germany
Thomas Höche
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen IMWS, Center for Applied Microstructure Diagnostics CAM, Halle D-06120, Germany
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a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Pulsed laser deposition is one of the most flexible growth methods for high-quality epitaxial multifunctional thin films and short-period superlattices. The following examples of current research interest demonstrate the state-of-the art: First, it is shown that the magnetoelectric performance of multiferroic BiFeO3–BaTiO3 (001)-oriented superlattices depends on the crystalline coherence of the different layers at the interfaces. Second, it is exemplified that dielectric-plasmonic superlattices built from the electrically insulating oxide MgO and the metallically conducting nitride TiN are promising metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion. As a third example, it is demonstrated that LaNiO3- and LaMnO3-based superlattices with (001)-, (011)-, and (111)-out-of-plane orientation and controlled single layer thickness from 2 to 15 atomic monolayers show metal-insulator transitions and tunable gaps, in partial agreement with density functional theory calculations. Underlined by these examples, it is shown that the precise control of an epitaxially coherent, or two-dimensional layer-by-layer growth, named after Jan van der Merwe, is a prerequisite to achieve the desired functionality of oxide–oxide and oxide–nitride superlattices.

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nitrideoxidethin film
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 21: Focus Issue: Jan van der Merwe: Epitaxy and the Computer Age , 14 November 2017 , pp. 3936 - 3946
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Contributing Editor: Mmantsae Diale

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