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Forming a hetero-interface is a materials-design strategy that can access an astronomically large phase space. However, the immense phase space necessitates a high-throughput approach for optimal interface design. Here we introduce a…
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Understanding electrochemical phenomena at complex liquid solid interfaces requires linking real time structural dynamics with atomic scale interfacial chemistry. Here, we integrate operando synchrotron X-ray fluorescence and diffraction…
Optical interconnect has emerged as the front-runner to replace electrical interconnect especially for off-chip communication. However, a major drawback with optical interconnects is the need for photodetectors and amplifiers at the…
We observed a magnetic interfacial effect due to the coupling between two interfaces of different materials. The interface is compoust of an antiferromagnetic and other quasi-ferromagnetic material. This effect we measured through the…
In 2D materials, the quantum confinement and van der Waals-type interlayer interactions largely govern the fundamental electronic and optical properties, and the dielectric screening plays a dominant role in the excitonic properties. This…
Natural oxidation is a common degradation mechanism of both mechanical and electronic properties for most of the new two-dimensional materials. From another perspective, controlled oxidation is an option to tune material properties,…
We combine matter-wave interferometry and cavity optomechanics to propose a coherent matter--light interface based on mechanical motion at the quantum level. We demonstrate a mechanism that is able to transfer non-classical features…
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Performing an analysis within density functional theory, we develop insight into the structural and electronic properties of the oxide heterostructure LaAlO3/SrTiO3. Electrostatic surface effects are decomposed from the internal lattice…
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Photocatalysis, a promising solution for environmental challenges, relies on the generation and utilization of photogenerated charge carriers within photocatalysts. However, recombination of these carriers often limits efficiency.…
For heterostructures of ultrathin, strongly correlated copper-oxide films and dielectric perovskite layers, we predict inhomogeneous electronic interface states. Our study is based on an extended Hubbard model for the cuprate film. The…
A crucial challenge to the scaling up of linear optical interferometers is the presence of defective optical components resulting from inevitable imperfections in fabrication and packaging. This work presents a method for circumventing such…