Nanostructure of buried interface layers in TiO2anatase thin films grown on LaAlO3and SrTiO3substrates
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale
- Vol. 4 (1), 91-94
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c1nr11015b
Abstract
TiO2 anatase thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition are investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The analyses provide evidence of a peculiar growth mode of anatase on LaAlO3 and SrTiO3 characterized by the formation of an epitaxial layer at the film/substrate interface, due to cationic diffusion from the substrate into the film region. Pure TiO2 anatase growth occurs in both specimens above a critical thickness of about 20 nm. The microstructural and chemical characterization of the samples is presented and discussed in the framework of oxide interface engineering.Keywords
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