The development of the scientific foundation for new technologies based on the unique transport properties of complex oxide heterostructures prepared with unprecedented perfection and purity.
IRG MEMBERS:
| Susanne Stemmer (Co-leader) | Materials |
| Chris G. Van de Walle (Co-leader) | Materials |
| James Allen | Physics |
| Leon Balents | Physics & KITP |
| Michael Chabinyc | Materials |
| Ram Seshadri | Materials |
| James Speck | Computer Engineering |
IRG AFFILIATE:
| A. Bhattacharya | Argonne Natl. Lab. |
Schematic of a distorted perovskite structure (GdFeO3-type) adopted by many of the correlated oxides that are the subject of this program. TM = transition metal, i.e., Ti or Ni; R = rare earth ion. The TM- O octahedra (shaded green) are rotated or tilted.