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BaTiO3 is a technologically relevant material in the perovskite oxide class with above room temperature ferroelectricity and a very large electro optical coefficient, making it highly suitable for emerging electronic and photonic devices.…
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Superconducting films of alpha-Ta are promising candidates for the fabrication of advanced superconducting qubits. However, alpha-Ta films suffer from many growth-induced structural inadequacies that negatively affect their performance. We…
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