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Metalorganic aerosol deposition of complex oxides with enhanced functionalities: atomic-scale compositional tailoring

Code: 5390
Title: Metalorganic aerosol deposition of complex oxides with enhanced functionalities: atomic-scale compositional tailoring
Programme: Science and Technology Center in Ukraine & Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Execution period: 2011-2012
Institutions: Ghitu Institute of Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnologies, ASM
Project Leader: Kantser Valeriu, academician of ASM, dr. hab., prof.
Participants: Laboratory of Solid State Structures
Keywords: Metalorganic aerosol deposition, colossal magnetoresistive manganites, atomic-scale tailoring, strain engineering, complex oxides

 

Summary:

The project aim is to explore and create novel ferromagnetic materials with enhanced functionalities that result from the interplay of electrical charge, spin and orbital degrees of freedom in transition metal oxide heterostructures and superlattices.

Our approach is based on the concept of elastic strain engineering that is tailoring of magnetic exchange interaction by the control of strains arising at heterointerfaces.

In the proposal framework it will be realized:

  1. theoretical basis will be establish to identify the most promising materials and heterostructures with new functionalities relevant for applications;
  2. oxide heterostructures and superlattices will be design and grow on commercial substrates by means of metalorganic aerosol deposition technique with a quality comparable to the state-of-the-art semiconductor growth;
  3. characterize structural, electronic and magnetic properties as a prerequisite to delivering novel device concepts for oxide spintronics.