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A pathway to desired functionalities in vertically aligned nanocomposites and related architectures

Journal Article · · MRS Bulletin
 [1];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)
Epitaxial vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs) and their related architectures have shown many intriguing features that are not available from conventional two-dimensional planar multilayers and heterostructures. The ability to control constituent, interface, microstructure, strain, and defects based on VANs has enabled the multiple degrees of freedom to manipulate the optical, magnetic, electrochemical, electronic, ionic, and superconducting properties for specific applications. This field has rapidly expanded from the interest in oxide:oxide to oxide:metal, metal:nitride and nitride:nitride systems. To achieve unparalleled properties of the materials, three-dimensional super-nanocomposites based on a hybrid of VAN and multilayer architectures have been recently explored as well. The challenges and opportunities of VAN films are also discussed in this article.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1770113
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--21-21607
Journal Information:
MRS Bulletin, Journal Name: MRS Bulletin Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 46; ISSN 0883-7694
Publisher:
Materials Research SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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