IRG 1

Synergistic Linear and Nonlinear Phenomena in Multifunctional Oxide Ceramic Systems

Vinayak P. Dravid (Leader), materials science & engineering
Bruce W. Wessels (Co-Leader), materials science & engineering
Scott A. Barnett, materials science & engineering
Michael Bedzyk, materials science & engineering
Donald Ellis, physics
Arthur J. Freeman, physics
Seng-Tiong Ho, electrical & computer engineering
Tobin J. Marks, chemistry
Thomas O. Mason, materials science & engineering
Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, chemistry

 

IRG #1 seeks to advance fundamental knowledge leading to the development of energy-efficient and novel multifunctional devices for electronic, optoelectronic, storage, sensor and information technologies.

The methodologies employed by the group include exploring and exploiting the unique attributes of oxide materials, resulting in two or more functionalities; and developing a thin film platform to integrate multifunctional oxides.

The group focuses on oxides which simultaneously exhibit a combination of electrical conductivity, optical transparency, linear and non-linear response to external electrical, magnetic and stress fields. They are also working to validate and optimize coupled phenomena (for example optical transparency with electrical conductivity; ferroelectricity with ferromagnetism). The development of a thin film and heterostructure integration strategy is underway; and first-principles theory and simulation are being coupled with device modeling and characterization


SEM image of 200nm BaTiO3 single crystal patterns on (100) SrRuO3/SrTiO3 substrate. The pattern exhibits truncated-pyramid morphology with uniform orientation with respect to the single crystal substrate.


Selected Research Highlights:


Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Ferroic and Multiferroic Thin Films

Ji Cheng, G. Sterbinsky, B. W. Wessels, Sujing Xie and Vinayak P. Dravid

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Mixed Metal Oxide Chalcogenides

Evan Stampler , Kenneth Poeppelmeier

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Electrical Conductivity of Polymorphic Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystalline Powders

Kyung-Han Seo, Joon-Hyung Lee, Jeong-Joo Kim, M. I. Bertoni, B. J. Ingram, T. O. Mason

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Multiferroic Multilayer Thin Film Strategy

G. Sterbinsky, J. Cheng and B. W. Wessels

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IRG 1

Synergistic Linear and Nonlinear Phenomena in Multifunctional Oxide Ceramic Systems
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IRG 2

Novel Processing Methods for Nanostructured Polymer Blends, Composites and Supramolecular Structures
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IRG 3

Molecular Plasmonics: Fundamentals, New Tools, and Devices
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IRG 4

Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanoelectronic Materials from Molecules to Printable Thin Films
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Seed Projects

Organic Synthesis
Biomaterials
Systems Biology
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The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) is supported by the National Science Foundation under NSF Award Number DMR-0520513. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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