Structure, physical properties, and applications of SrRuO 3 thin films
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: ${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ is endowed with three remarkable features. First, it is a moderately correlated material that exhibits several novel physical properties; second, it permits the epitaxial growth of essentially single-crystal films; and third, because it is a good conductor, it has attracted interest as a conducting layer in epitaxial heterostructures with a variety of functional oxides. In this review, the present state of knowledge of ${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ thin films is summarized. Their role as a model system for studying magnetism and electron transport characterized by intermediate electron correlation and large magnetocrystalline anisotropy is demonstrated. The materials science of ${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ thin film growth is reviewed, and its relationship to electronic, magnetic, and other physical properties is discussed. Finally, it is argued that, despite all that has been learned, a comprehensive understanding of ${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ is still lacking and challenges remain.
Source: Reviews of Modern Physics
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, U.S. Air Force, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Office of Naval Research, Division of Materials Research, Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, Basic Energy Sciences
OpenAlex ID: W2015141441