This review outlines developments in the growth of crystalline oxides on the ubiquitous
silicon semiconductor platform. The overall goal of this endeavor is the integration of …

Functional oxides are an untapped resource for futuristic devices and functionalities. These
functionalities can range from high temperature superconductivity to multiferroicity and novel …

The formation of the Schottky barrier height (SBH) is a complex problem because of the
dependence of the SBH on the atomic structure of the metal-semiconductor (MS) interface …

The rapidly increasing global demand for energy combined with the environmental impact of
fossil fuels has spurred the search for alternative sources of clean energy. One promising …

The ocean's biological pump strips nutrients out of the surface waters and exports them into
the thermocline and deep waters. If there were no return path of nutrients from deep waters …

Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, formed using silicon dioxide and silicon,
have undergone four decades of staggering technological advancement. With fundamental …

In current work, the effect of the growth cycles of atomic-layer-deposition (ALD) derived
ultrathin Al2O3 interfacial passivation layer on the interface chemistry and electrical …

Almost all semiconductor devices contain metal-semiconductor, insulator-semiconductor,
insulator-metal and/or semiconductor-semiconductor interfaces; and their electronic …

We address the issue of accurate determination of the valence band maximum (VBM) for
SrTiO 3 (001) single crystals and epitaxial films, as well as TiO 2 (001) anatase and SrO …

The ability of the semiconductor industry to continue scaling microelectronic devices to ever
smaller dimensions (a trend known as Moore's Law) is limited by quantum mechanical …