Surfaces and Interfaces of Metal Oxide Thin Films, Multilayers, Nanoparticles and Nano-composites

This book provides a general overview and current state of the art of different types of metal oxide nanomaterials, either in nanoparticles or thin film structure. It covers from the development and optimization of different nanofabrication/synthesis techniques for nanostructures which are currently the attention of the research community, the study of the structure and interactions by different characterization techniques of heterostructured materials and the final impact in different applications such as nanotherapy, data storage, super magnets, high-frequency devices. The book’s 13 chapters provide deep insight into the intriguing science of oxide materials and include contributions on novel technologies to fabricate nanomaterials with a broad range of functional properties (semiconducting, magnetic, ferroelectric, thermoelectric, optical, flexible and mechanical).  This book is intended to the experts for consolidation of their knowledge but also for students who aim to learn and get basics of nanostructured metal oxides in diverse forms.

Self-controlled magnetic nanohyperthermia: ideas, materials, prospects of core-shell metal oxide architecture.- Recent progress in Mossbauer studies on magnetic nanoparticles.- Design strategies for the synthesis of anisotropic magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.- Low-core loss nanogranular Co based soft magnetic films for 10 GHz applications.- Organic field-effect transistors using polar dielectric system.- Ferroelectric tunnelling junction of ferroelectric polymer ultrathin film.- Design and processing of nanocomposite surfaces for efficient photoelectrocatalytic water splitting and CO₂ reduction.- Effect of the irradiation on the superconducting properties of cuprate superconductors.- Oxide semiconductor plasmonics for infrared applications.- Superconductor/ferromagnetic hybrids based on YBa2Cu3O7-d films .- Memorial Note on Prof. Ulrich Habermeier.- Computational results related to thermoelectric oxide NaxCoO_2.