Direct observation of a two-dimensional hole gas at oxide interfaces

H Lee, N Campbell, J Lee, TJ Asel, TR Paudel… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
The discovery of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface has
resulted in the observation of many properties,,–not present in conventional semiconductor …

Imaging and dynamics of light atoms and molecules on graphene

JC Meyer, CO Girit, MF Crommie, A Zettl - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Observing the individual building blocks of matter is one of the primary goals of microscopy.
The invention of the scanning tunnelling microscope revolutionized experimental surface …

Enhancement of the anisotropic photocurrent in ferroelectric oxides by strain gradients

K Chu, BK Jang, JH Sung, YA Shin, ES Lee… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The phase separation of multiple competing structural/ferroelectric phases has attracted
particular attention owing to its excellent electromechanical properties. Little is known …

Sharpened VO2 Phase Transition via Controlled Release of Epitaxial Strain

D Lee, J Lee, K Song, F Xue, SY Choi, Y Ma… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Phase transitions in correlated materials can be manipulated at the nanoscale to yield
emergent functional properties, promising new paradigms for nanoelectronics and …

Confined and chemically flexible grain boundaries in polycrystalline compound semiconductors

D Abou‐Ras, SS Schmidt, R Caballero… - Advanced Energy …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin films exhibit only slightly
enhanced recombination, as compared with the grain interiors, allowing for very high power …

Electronic and Structural Transitions of LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Heterostructure Driven by Polar Field‐Assisted Oxygen Vacancy Formation at the Surface

K Song, T Min, J Seo, S Ryu, H Lee, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The origin of 2D electron gas (2DEG) at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LAO/STO) interfaces has remained
highly controversial since its discovery. Various models are proposed, which include …

Phase plates in the transmission electron microscope: operating principles and applications

M Malac, S Hettler, M Hayashida, E Kano… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we review the current state of phase plate imaging in a transmission electron
microscope. We focus especially on the hole-free phase plate design, also referred to as the …

High‐resolution mapping of strain partitioning and relaxation in InGaN/GaN nanowire heterostructures

B Park, JK Lee, CT Koch, M Wölz… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Growing an InxGa1− xN/GaN (InGaN/GaN) multi‐quantum well (MQW)
heterostructure in nanowire (NW) form is expected to overcome limitations inherent in light …

Differential programming enabled functional imaging with Lorentz transmission electron microscopy

T Zhou, M Cherukara, C Phatak - npj Computational Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Lorentz transmission electron microscopy is an advanced characterization technique that
enables the simultaneous imaging of both the microstructure and functional properties of …

An efficient, simple, and precise way to map strain with nanometer resolution in semiconductor devices

CT Koch, VB Özdöl, PA van Aken - Applied Physics Letters, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We report on the development of the dark-field inline electron holography technique and its
application to map strain in technologically relevant structures, using as an example the …