Synthesis and properties of epitaxial electronic oxide thin-film materials

The growth and properties of electronic oxide thin films are reviewed. In particular, the synthesis and properties of superconducting, insulating, conducting, magnetic, and semiconducting epitaxial oxide structures are discussed. Crystal structures and functional properties common to many oxide materials are briefly reviewed. A description of film-growth techniques follows. Finally, an extensive overview of the epitaxial growth for specific oxide material systems is given. This includes the epitaxial growth of electronic oxide thin films on oxide and non-oxide substrates. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.