Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Oxide Films and Heterostructures

Dear Colleagues,

Metal oxide thin films and heterostructures have been a central topic in condensed matter physics and materials science and engineering for many decades, due to their highly exotic properties, which are crucial for both fundamental science and applications in next-generation device applications. To facilitate this fast growing area, we would like to invite you to submit your manuscript for peer-reviewed publication in Materials, with a focus on the “Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Oxide Films and Heterostructures”. Topics including magnetism, superconductivity, semiconductivity, topology, ferroelectricity and multiferroicity are encouraged. Especially, we strongly encourage topics on the exotic properties hosted in oxide thin films and at the interface of oxide heterostructures, which are absent in their bulk counterparts. Device nanofabrication based on oxide thin films and heterostructures as well as their characterization are also welcomed.

It would be great if you could submit your article before 20 April 2024.

Warm Regards,

Dr. Ludi Miao
Guest Editor

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• oxide thin films
• oxide heterostructures
• transport
• magnetism
• superconductivity
• topology
• pulsed laser deposition
• molecular beam epitaxy
• magnetron sputtering