OXIDES

Engineering Exotic Phenomena at Oxide Interfaces

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE    more  Organization address city: LIEGE postcode: 4000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Isabelle Cognome: Halleux Email: send email Telefono: +32 4 3665428 Fax: +32 4 3665558
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Belgium [BE]
Sito del progetto	http://www.oxides.ulg.ac.be/
Totale costo	2˙803˙575 €
EC contributo	2˙150˙000 €
Programma	FP7-NMP Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Code Call	FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-09-01   -   2012-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE  Organization address city: LIEGE postcode: 4000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Isabelle Cognome: Halleux Email: send email Telefono: +32 4 3665428 Fax: +32 4 3665558	BE (LIEGE)	coordinator	400˙200.00
2	UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE  Organization address address: Rue du General Dufour 24 city: GENEVE postcode: 1211 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Stefano Cognome: Gariglio Email: send email Telefono: +41 22 379 6305 Fax: +41 22 379 6869	CH (GENEVE)	participant	409˙204.00
3	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Barbara Cognome: Pernati Email: send email Telefono: 390107000000 Fax: 390107000000	IT (ROMA)	participant	363˙797.00
4	UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA  Organization address address: AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N city: SANTANDER postcode: 39005 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Juan José Cognome: San Miguel Email: send email Telefono: +34 942202271 Fax: +34 942201096	ES (SANTANDER)	participant	317˙227.50
5	AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS  Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117 city: MADRID postcode: 28006 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Carlos Manuel Cognome: Abad Ruiz Email: send email Telefono: +34 91 566 8852 Fax: +34 91 566 8913	ES (MADRID)	participant	290˙776.50
6	UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG  Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 city: AUGSBURG postcode: 86159 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jochen Cognome: Mannhart Email: send email Telefono: +49 821 5983651 Fax: +49 821 5983652	DE (AUGSBURG)	participant	200˙000.00
7	PHASIS SARL  Organization address address: CHEMIN DES AULX 18 city: GENEVA postcode: 1228 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jorge Cognome: Cors Email: send email Telefono: +41 22 8848300 Fax: +41 22 7946665	CH (GENEVA)	participant	168˙795.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Emergent phenomena at oxide interfaces have been recognized as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs, exciting great interest. Just as the engineering of physical properties at semiconductor interfaces was the crucial step in Si-based electronics, the next great advance might rely on the multiple novel functionalities of oxide interfaces. The consortium OxIDES will (i) develop theoretical and simulation techniques to model the most relevant types of oxide interfaces and (ii) use them to design a new generation of layered materials with unique experimentally-confirmed properties. The theoretical work will combine first and second principles methods in a multi-scale approach. The experimental partners will guide the choice of relevant systems, grow and characterize the most promising structures, and explore their technological applications. This continuous collaboration is essential to guarantee that the theoretical developments are experimentally validated, and is also the most promising avenue towards the discovery of new and technologically important phenomena. In OxIDES we will consider three types of interfaces: insulating interfaces between insulating oxides, where novel couplings between structural instabilities can lead to unusual phenomena such as improper ferroelectricity; conducting interfaces between insulating oxides, where an interfacial 2-dimensional electron gas might exhibit large thermoelectric power; and interfaces between metallic and insulating oxides, for a deeper understanding of screening. All these are potentially interesting for use in microelectronic devices or energy harvesting. Yet, advancing from basic concepts to applications remains a challenge, and both quantum-mechanical simulations and experimental methods need to be developed to tackle it successfully. Directly addressing the present limitations of oxide interface simulations to make progress in this emergent field is the goal of OxIDES.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An EU-funded project has successfully integrated an oxide superlattice into a prototype electronic device. Using the new-found capabilities of the interfaces between complex oxides could revolutionise the electronics sector.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Thin layers of oxide materials can display an astonishing variety of electronic and ionic phenomena. However, despite considerable advances in the field, there are many experimental and theoretical challenges to address before the potential applications can be realised.

With this in mind, the 'Engineering exotic phenomena at oxide interfaces' (OXIDES) project, funded by the EU, set out to target the engineering of 'exotic phenomena' at oxide interfaces. OXIDES was not only a theory-driven project, but also relied on interactions with experimentalists.

The main aim of the project was to develop techniques to model the most relevant types of oxide interfaces. In addition, the objective was to use these tools to design a new generation of layered nanomaterials with unique properties.

In line with these aims, the OXIDES team developed new theoretical and simulation techniques, and contributed to the identification and characterisation of structured layers of highly promising oxides. The researchers also investigated the possibilities of including these layered materials in actual practical devices.

By the end of the project, OXIDES had developed one such prototype device, which opens the door to specific electronic applications not usually accessible via the normal silicon-based technology. The patent for this invention is being applied for and action plans for future work are being drawn up to capitalise on the achievement.