This book summarizes the current knowledge of two-dimensional oxide materials. The fundamental properties of 2-D oxide systems are explored in terms of atomic structure, electronic behavior and surface chemistry. The concept of polarity in determining the stability of 2-D oxide layers is examined, charge transfer effects in ultrathin oxide films are reviewed as well as the role of defects in 2-D oxide films. The novel structure concepts that apply in oxide systems of low dimensionality are addressed, and a chapter giving an overview of state-of-the-art theoretical methods for electronic structure determination of nanostructured oxides is included. Special emphasis is given to a balanced view from the experimental and the theoretical side. Two-dimensional materials, and 2-D oxides in particular, have outstanding behavior due to dimensionality and proximity effects. Several chapters treat prototypical model systems as illustrative examples to discuss the peculiar physical and chemical properties of 2-D oxide systems. The chapters are written by renowned experts in the field.
Author(s): Falko P. Netzer, Alessandro Fortunelli (eds.)
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 234
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: XVII, 389
Tags: Optical and Electronic Materials; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films; Nanochemistry; Semiconductors; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Structure Concepts in Two-Dimensional Oxide Materials....Pages 1-38
Atomistic and Electronic Structure Methods for Nanostructured Oxide Interfaces....Pages 39-90
Role of Structural Flexibility on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal-Supported Oxide Ultrathin Films....Pages 91-118
Reducible Oxides as Ultrathin Epitaxial Films....Pages 119-148
Ultrathin Oxide Films on Au(111) Substrates....Pages 149-168
Phonons in Thin Oxide Films....Pages 169-199
Electrostatics and Polarity in 2D Oxides....Pages 201-231
CeOx(111)/Cu(111) Thin Films as Model Catalyst Supports....Pages 233-250
Catalytic Chemistry on Oxide Nanostructures....Pages 251-280
Charge Transfer Processes on Ultrathin Oxide Films....Pages 281-310
Characterizing Defects Responsible for Charge Transport Characteristics at Interfaces of Nano-Thick Materials Stacks....Pages 311-333
Two-Dimensional Electron Gas at Oxide Interfaces....Pages 335-359
Ultrathin Perovskites: From Bulk Structures to New Interface Concepts....Pages 361-380
Back Matter....Pages 381-389
