Functional Metal Oxides

A REEXAMINATION Introduction Definition and Characteristic PropertiesMicroscopic Origins of Macroscopic BehaviorAntiferroelectric Materials: Structure and Properties Relation to Alternative Ferroelectric Phases Antiferroelectricity in Thin Films Properties for ApplicationsProspects PART IV: Multiferroics PROBING NANOSCALE ELECTRONIC CONDUCTION IN COMPLEX OXIDES Scanning-Probe-Based Transport Measurements Domain Wall Conductivity Photovoltaic Effects at Domain WallsLocal Characterization of Doped Oxides and Defects Local Electronic Probing of Oxide Interfaces Nanoscale Electronic Properties of CMR Manganites Future Directions MULTIFERROICS WITH MAGNETOELECTRIC COUPLING Introduction: Ferroic Materials Principles of Symmetry Analysis Magnetoelectric Couplings and a Landau-Like Theory Chemical Considerations Classification of Multiferroics Multiferroic Materials and Mechanisms Microscopic Mechanisms of Magnetic Ferroelectricity: Type II Multiferroics Domains and Metal - Insulator TransitionPART V: Interfaces and Magnetism DEVICE ASPECTS OF THE SRTIO3 - LAALO3 INTERFACE; BASIC PROPERTIES, MOBILITY, NANOSTRUCTURING, AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS Introduction The LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interface: Key Characteristics and Understanding Charge-Carrier Mobility Micro/Nanostructuring Electric Field Gating Applications X-RAY SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF CONDUCTING INTERFACES BETWEEN TWO INSULATING OXIDES Introduction Photoemission Measurements of Interfaces Interfaces between a Mott Insulator and a Band Insulator: LaAlO3/LaVO3 and LaTiO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces between Two Band Insulators: LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Summary INTERFACIAL COUPLING BETWEEN OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS AND FERROMAGNETSIntroduction Experimental Results Materials Considerations Conclusions PART VI: Devices and Applications METAL-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS TiO2: Polymorphism, Optoelectronic Properties, and Bandgap Engineering Principle and Basis of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC) Technology Progress in TiO2 Engineering for Improved Charge-Collection Efficiency and Light Confinement Development of Molecular Sensitizers Suited to TiO2 Optoelectronic Properties Development of Redox Mediators Conclusions HYBRID SOLAR CELLS FROM ORDERED NANOSTRUCTURES Introduction Working Mechanisms of Hybrid Solar Cells Nanostructures for Hybrid Solar CellsMetal Oxide Modifications Conclusion and Outlook ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS IN FUNCTIONAL METAL OXIDES Introduction Developments of Gate Dielectrics: from High-k Oxides to Ionic Electrolytes Electric-Field-Induced Modulation of Ferromagnetism Electrostatic Modulation of Superconductivity Transparent Amorphous Metal-Oxide Field-Effect Transistors Solution-Processable Transparent Amorphous Metal Oxides for Thin-Film TransistorsChallenges and OpportunitiesRESISTIVE SWITCHINGS IN TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES Introduction Classification of Current - Voltage Hystereses Bipolar Continuous Switching Toward Device Applications and Summary INDEX