Nanoscale epitaxial growth control of oxide thin films by laser molecular beam epitaxy - Towards oxide nanoelectronics

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 527-532

  Yoshimoto, Mamoru ^a   Sasaki, Atsushi ^a   Akiba, Shusaku ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epitaxial growth; Laser molecular beam epitaxy; Nanoscale control; Oxide electronics; Oxide films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LASER BEAMS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OSCILLATIONS; OXIDES; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LASER MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NANOSCALE CONTROL; OXIDES ELECTRONICS; OXIDES FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 3042546275     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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