Netzer F.P., Fortunelli A. (Eds.) Oxide Materials at the Two-Dimensional Limit

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. – 403 p. – ISBN10: 3319283308This book summarizes the current knowledge of two-dimensional oxide materials. The fundamental properties of 2-D oxide systems are explored in terms of atomic structure, electronic behavior and surface chemistry. The concept of polarity in determining the stability of 2-D oxide layers is examined, charge transfer effects in ultrathin oxide films are reviewed as well as the role of defects in 2-D oxide films. The novel structure concepts that apply in oxide systems of low dimensionality are addressed, and a chapter giving an overview of state-of-the-art theoretical methods for electronic structure determination of nanostructured oxides is included. Special emphasis is given to a balanced view from the experimental and the theoretical side. Two-dimensional materials, and 2-D oxides in particular, have outstanding behavior due to dimensionality and proximity effects. Several chapters treat prototypical model systems as illustrative examples to discuss the peculiar physical and chemical properties of 2-D oxide systems. The chapters are written by renowned experts in the field.
Topics
Optical and Electronic Materials
Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films
Nanochemistry
Semiconductors
Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin FilmsStructure Concepts in Two-Dimensional Oxide Materials
Atomistic and Electronic Structure Methods for Nanostructured Oxide Interfaces
Role of Structural Flexibility on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal-Supported Oxide Ultrathin Films
Reducible Oxides as Ultrathin Epitaxial Films
Ultrathin Oxide Films on Au(111) Substrates
Phonons in Thin Oxide Films
Electrostatics and Polarity in 2D Oxides
CeO_x (111)/Cu(111) Thin Films as Model Catalyst Supports
Catalytic Chemistry on Oxide Nanostructures
Charge Transfer Processes on Ultrathin Oxide Films
Characterizing Defects Responsible for Charge Transport Characteristics at Interfaces of Nano-Thick Materials Stacks
Two-Dimensional Electron Gas at Oxide Interfaces
Ultrathin Perovskites: From Bulk Structures to New Interface Concepts