Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150103016

Funded Activity Summary

'Designer defects' - A new approach to functional oxide interfaces. The conventional approach to metal oxide interfaces is 'perfection at all costs' with growth tuned to minimise defects and unwanted chemical intermixing. This project aims to turn this approach on its head by creating interfaces with 'designer defects' that become the critical portion of a functional device. This project proposes that one can promote functionality by making use of new physical properties that arise from the deliberate introduction of structural and electronic mismatches at an interface. Such purposely induced 'designer defects' in epitaxial oxide thin films will allow new properties to be achieved in nanoscale layers. This is expected to lead to a new class of functional materials to be used in sensors and nanoelectronics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 30-06-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $473,900.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Functional Materials | Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity | Condensed Matter Characterisation Technique Development | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Characterisation Technique Development | Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Functional Materials | Materials Engineering

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