Exploration of New Properties of Oxides by the Growth Control Using Pulsed Laser Epitaxy

Abstract

AbstractMetal oxides exhibit a wide variety of properties originating mainly from strong electron correlation. Electronic properties of oxides had been utilized mostly in the bulk form till recently and people frequently observed significant changes in such properties when these materials were converted into thin films. For the electronic application in recent years, hybridization and integration of materials in thin film forms are becoming more and more important. In view of our recent studies on high-Tc superconducting junctions and ZnO light emitting devices, this paper is devoted to stimulate the exploration of oxides as new innovative electronic materials by discussing the control of epitaxial thin film growth.