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Formation of titanium monoxide (001) single-crystalline thin film induced by ion bombardment of titanium dioxide (110)

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  • B.M. Pabón

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

  • J.I. Beltrán

    (ICMM-CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)

  • G. Sánchez-Santolino

    (GFMC and Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

  • I. Palacio

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

  • J. López-Sánchez

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

  • J. Rubio-Zuazo

    (ICMM-CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
    SpLine, Spanish CRG BM25 beamline at the ESRF (The European Synchrotron))

  • J.M. Rojo

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

  • P. Ferrer

    (ICMM-CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
    SpLine, Spanish CRG BM25 beamline at the ESRF (The European Synchrotron))

  • A. Mascaraque

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

  • M.C. Muñoz

    (ICMM-CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)

  • M. Varela

    (GFMC and Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

  • G.R. Castro

    (ICMM-CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
    SpLine, Spanish CRG BM25 beamline at the ESRF (The European Synchrotron))

  • O. Rodríguez de la Fuente

    (Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    Unidad Asociada IQFR(CSIC)-UCM)

Abstract

A plethora of technological applications justify why titanium dioxide is probably the most studied oxide, and an optimal exploitation of its properties quite frequently requires a controlled modification of the surface. Low-energy ion bombardment is one of the most extended techniques for this purpose and has been recently used in titanium oxides, among other applications, to favour resistive switching mechanisms or to form transparent conductive layers. Surfaces modified in this way are frequently described as reduced and defective, with a high density of oxygen vacancies. Here we show, at variance with this view, that high ion doses on rutile titanium dioxide (110) induce its transformation into a nanometric and single-crystalline titanium monoxide (001) thin film with rocksalt structure. The discovery of this ability may pave the way to new technical applications of ion bombardment not previously reported, which can be used to fabricate heterostructures and interfaces.

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  • B.M. Pabón & J.I. Beltrán & G. Sánchez-Santolino & I. Palacio & J. López-Sánchez & J. Rubio-Zuazo & J.M. Rojo & P. Ferrer & A. Mascaraque & M.C. Muñoz & M. Varela & G.R. Castro & O. Rodríguez de la Fu, 2015. "Formation of titanium monoxide (001) single-crystalline thin film induced by ion bombardment of titanium dioxide (110)," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms7147
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7147
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