Various procedures are outlined to prepare atomically defined templates for epitaxial growth of complex oxide thin films. Chemical treatments of single crystalline SrTiO3 (001) and DyScO3 (110) substrates were performed to obtain atomically smooth, single terminated surfaces. Ca2 Nb3 O10- nanosheets were used to create atomically defined templates on arbitrary substrates.
Dral, A. P., Dubbink, D., Nijland, M., ten Elshof, J. E., Rijnders, G., Koster, G. Atomically Defined Templates for Epitaxial Growth of Complex Oxide Thin Films. J. Vis. Exp. (94), e52209, doi:10.3791/52209 (2014).