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Strain-Engineered Oxygen Vacancies in CaMnO3 Thin Films
Ravini U Chandrasena1,2, Weibing Yang1,2, Qingyu Lei1,2
1Department of Physics, Temple University , 1925 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States.
Nano Letters
|January 20, 2017
Summary
Researchers developed a new method to control oxygen vacancies in transition-metal oxides using pulsed laser deposition and strain. This technique allows for precise tuning of defect properties in CaMnO3 films for advanced material applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid State Physics
- Thin Film Deposition
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