Breaking the strong covalent O–H bond of an isolated H2O molecule is difficult, but it can be
largely facilitated when the H2O molecule is connected with others through hydrogen …

The role of X-ray based electron spectroscopies in determining chemical, electronic, and
magnetic properties of solids has been well-known for several decades. A powerful …

Quantum materials are central for the development of novel functional systems that are often
based on interface specific phenomena. Fabricating controlled interfaces between quantum …

Oxygen vacancies are known to play a crucial role in tuning the physical properties and
technological applications of titanium dioxide TiO2. Over the last decades, defects in …

Here, we present an integrated ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) apparatus for the growth of
complex materials and heterostructures. The specific growth technique is the Pulsed Laser …

Transition metal oxides (TMOs) exhibit fascinating physicochemical properties, which
originate from the diverse coordination structures between the transition metal and oxygen …

Bulk SrTiO3 is a well‐known band insulator and the most common substrate used in the field
of complex oxide heterostructures. Its surface and interface with other oxides, however, have …

The formation and the evolution of electronic metallic states localized at the surface,
commonly termed 2D electron gas (2DEG), represents a peculiar phenomenon occurring at …

The density and arrangement of oxygen vacancies (VOs) play an important role in tuning the
physicochemical properties of TiO2 for different technological applications, hence motivating …

The existence of various quasiparticles of polarons because of electron–boson couplings
plays important roles in determining electron transport in titanium dioxide (TiO2), which …