OXIDES
Engineering Exotic Phenomena at Oxide Interfaces
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Organization address
city: LIEGE contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Belgium [BE] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.oxides.ulg.ac.be/ |
| Totale costo | 2˙803˙575 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙150˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-09-01 - 2012-08-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Organization address
city: LIEGE contact info |
BE (LIEGE) | coordinator | 400˙200.00 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
Organization address
address: Rue du General Dufour 24 contact info |
CH (GENEVE) | participant | 409˙204.00 |
| 3 |
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 363˙797.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N contact info |
ES (SANTANDER) | participant | 317˙227.50 |
| 5 |
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Organization address
address: CALLE SERRANO 117 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 290˙776.50 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (AUGSBURG) | participant | 200˙000.00 |
| 7 |
PHASIS SARL
Organization address
address: CHEMIN DES AULX 18 contact info |
CH (GENEVA) | participant | 168˙795.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Emergent phenomena at oxide interfaces have been recognized as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs, exciting great interest. Just as the engineering of physical properties at semiconductor interfaces was the crucial step in Si-based electronics, the next great advance might rely on the multiple novel functionalities of oxide interfaces. The consortium OxIDES will (i) develop theoretical and simulation techniques to model the most relevant types of oxide interfaces and (ii) use them to design a new generation of layered materials with unique experimentally-confirmed properties. The theoretical work will combine first and second principles methods in a multi-scale approach. The experimental partners will guide the choice of relevant systems, grow and characterize the most promising structures, and explore their technological applications. This continuous collaboration is essential to guarantee that the theoretical developments are experimentally validated, and is also the most promising avenue towards the discovery of new and technologically important phenomena. In OxIDES we will consider three types of interfaces: insulating interfaces between insulating oxides, where novel couplings between structural instabilities can lead to unusual phenomena such as improper ferroelectricity; conducting interfaces between insulating oxides, where an interfacial 2-dimensional electron gas might exhibit large thermoelectric power; and interfaces between metallic and insulating oxides, for a deeper understanding of screening. All these are potentially interesting for use in microelectronic devices or energy harvesting. Yet, advancing from basic concepts to applications remains a challenge, and both quantum-mechanical simulations and experimental methods need to be developed to tackle it successfully. Directly addressing the present limitations of oxide interface simulations to make progress in this emergent field is the goal of OxIDES.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-funded project has successfully integrated an oxide superlattice into a prototype electronic device. Using the new-found capabilities of the interfaces between complex oxides could revolutionise the electronics sector.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Thin layers of oxide materials can display an astonishing variety of electronic and ionic phenomena. However, despite considerable advances in the field, there are many experimental and theoretical challenges to address before the potential applications can be realised.
With this in mind, the 'Engineering exotic phenomena at oxide interfaces' (OXIDES) project, funded by the EU, set out to target the engineering of 'exotic phenomena' at oxide interfaces. OXIDES was not only a theory-driven project, but also relied on interactions with experimentalists.
The main aim of the project was to develop techniques to model the most relevant types of oxide interfaces. In addition, the objective was to use these tools to design a new generation of layered nanomaterials with unique properties.
In line with these aims, the OXIDES team developed new theoretical and simulation techniques, and contributed to the identification and characterisation of structured layers of highly promising oxides. The researchers also investigated the possibilities of including these layered materials in actual practical devices.
By the end of the project, OXIDES had developed one such prototype device, which opens the door to specific electronic applications not usually accessible via the normal silicon-based technology. The patent for this invention is being applied for and action plans for future work are being drawn up to capitalise on the achievement.