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Self‐Assembled Heteroepitaxial Oxide Nanocomposite Thin Film Structures: Designing Interface‐Induced Functionality in Electronic Materials
Author(s) -
MacManusDriscoll Judith L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201000373
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , nanocomposite , holy grail , oxide , interface (matter) , self assembly , complex oxide , computer science , composite material , capillary number , capillary action , world wide web , metallurgy
Achieving self‐assembling/self‐organizing systems is the holy grail of nanotechnology. Spontaneous organization is not unique to the physical sciences since nature has been producing such systems for millions of years. In biological systems global patterns emerge from numerous interactions among lower‐level components of the system. The same is true for physical systems. In this review, the self‐assembly mechanisms of oxide nanocomposite films, as well as the advantageous functionalities that arise from such ordered structures, are explored.