Oxide Single-Crystal Surfaces: A Playground for Self-assembled Oxide Nanostructures

Frontiers in Physics

Bachelet, Romain¹ 

[1] Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UMR 5270, École Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France

关键词: oxide single-crystals;    Surface structure and chemistry;    self-assembly;    Nanostructures;    Interface energy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphy.2016.00036

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The different (structural and chemical) properties of oxide single-crystal surfaces that can be exploited for the growth of self-assembled oxide nanostructures are briefly reviewed. A large variety of nanostructures can be obtained, controlled by surface and interface structure and chemistry, which play a predominant role in their formation mechanisms at this nanometer scale. It is reminded that surface atomic order, surface steps, chemical terminations or heteroepitaxial strain can be used to generate various nanostructures such as nanodots, nanowires, nanostripes, with controlled size, morphology and spatial ordering.

【 授权许可】

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