Magnéli-like phases in epitaxial anatase TiO 2 thin films

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Ciancio, R ^a   Carlino, E ^a   Rossi, G ^a,b   Aruta, C ^c   Scotti Di Uccio, U ^c   Vittadini, A ^d   Selloni, A ^e  

^a IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84866878286     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.104110     Document Type: Article

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36. We also performed test calculations in which the experimental features classified as CS planes were modeled as planar aggregates of Ti interstitials. However, HRTEM simulations based on such models showed a poor agreement with the experiment.