A wealth of information in one accessible book. Written by international
experts from multidisciplinary fields, this in-depth exploration of oxide
ultrathin films covers all aspects of these systems, starting with preparation
and characterization, and going on to geometrical and electronic structure, as
well as applications in current and future systems and devices. From the
Contents: * Synthesis and Preparation of Oxide Ultrathin Films *
Characterization Tools of Oxide Ultrathin Films * Ordered Oxide Nanostructures
on Metal Surfaces * Unusual Properties of Oxides and Other Insulators in the
Ultrathin Limit * Silica and High-K Dielectrics Thin Films in Microelectronics
* Oxide Passive Films and Corrosion Protection * Oxide Films as Catalytic
Materials and as Models of Real Catalysts * Oxide Films in Spintronics * Oxide
Ultrathin Films in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells * Transparent Conducting and
Chromogenic Oxide Films as Solar Energy Materials * Oxide Ultrathin Films in
Sensor Applications * Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Film Capacitors * Titania
Thin Films in Biocompatible Materials and Medical Implants * Oxide Nanowires
for New Chemical Sensor Devices