Towards actinide heterostructure synthesis and science

Dennett, Cody A.; Poudel, Narayan; Simmonds, Paul J.; Tiwari, Ashutosh; Hurley, David H.; Gofryk, K.

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“…73 Thomas et al 71 suggested employing strong light-matter coupling to realize all-optical control of darkness and phase. Topological darkness was realized even in extremely thin 2D atomic layers under appropriate conditions 74 and was shown to be useful for the tasks of biosensing. In a separate development, tunable darkness was demonstrated for exceptional point.…”

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Label-free optical biosensing: going beyond the limits

Kabashin,

Kravets,

Grigorenko

2023

Chem. Soc. Rev.

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Label-free optical biosensing: going beyond the limits

Kabashin,

Kravets,

Grigorenko

2023

Chem. Soc. Rev.

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“…Extending heterostructure growth to actinide-based compounds therefore promises to enable researchers to study these materials in new ways. For example, low-dimensional heterostructures composed of actinide materials with 5f electrons, grown with interfaces containing tailored defect densities, represent a fertile area for the discovery of various emerging phenomena [253]. Studies have predicted a range of exotic physics for such structures, including highly correlated electron interactions [202,254], topological insulator behavior [207,210], and confined 2D properties [255,256].…”

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Advances in actinide thin films: synthesis, properties, and future directions

Vallejo¹,

Kabir²,

Poudel³

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Rep. Prog. Phys.

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Actinide-based compounds exhibit unique physics due to the presence of 5f electrons and serve in many cases as important technological materials. Targeted thin film synthesis of actinide materials has been successful in generating high-purity specimens in which to study individual physical phenomena. These films have enabled the study of the unique electron configuration, strong mass renormalization, and nuclear decay in actinide metals and compounds. The growth of these films, as well as their thermophysical, magnetic, and topological properties, have been studied in a range of chemistries, albeit far fewer than most classes of thin-film systems. This relative scarcity is the result of limited source material availability and safety constraints associated with the handling of radioactive materials. Here, we review recent work on the synthesis and characterization of actinide-based thin films in detail, describing both synthesis methods and modeling techniques for these materials. We review reports on pyrometallurgical, solution-based, and vapor deposition methods. We highlight the current state-of-the-art in order to construct a path forward to higher quality actinide thin films and heterostructure devices.

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“…Extending heterostructure growth to actinide-based compounds therefore promises to enable researchers to study these materials in new ways. For example, low-dimensional heterostructures composed of actinide materials with 5f electrons, grown with interfaces containing tailored defect densities, represent a fertile area for the discovery of various emerging phenomena [241]. Studies have predicted a range of exotic physics for such structures, including highly correlated electron interactions [190,242], topological insulator behavior [195,198], and confined 2D properties [243,244].…”

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confidence: 99%

Advances in actinide thin films: synthesis, properties, and future directions

Vallejo¹,

Kabir²,

Poudel³

et al. 2022

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Actinide-based compounds exhibit unique physics due to the presence of 5f electrons, and serve in many cases as important technological materials. Targeted thin film synthesis of actinide materials has been successful in generating high-purity specimens in which to study individual physical phenomena. These films have enabled the study of the unique electron configuration, strong mass renormalization, and nuclear decay in actinide metals and compounds. The growth of these films, as well as their thermophysical, magnetic, and topological properties, have been studied in a range of chemistries, albeit far fewer than most classes of thin film systems. This relative scarcity is the result of limited source material availability and safety constraints associated with the handling of radioactive materials. Here, we review recent work on the synthesis and characterization of actinide-based thin films in detail, describing both synthesis methods and modelling techniques for these materials. We review reports on pyrometallurgical, solution-based, and vapor deposition methods. We highlight the current state-of-the-art in order to construct a path forward to higher quality actinide thin films and heterostructure devices.

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Towards actinide heterostructure synthesis and science

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Label-free optical biosensing: going beyond the limits

Label-free optical biosensing: going beyond the limits

Advances in actinide thin films: synthesis, properties, and future directions

Advances in actinide thin films: synthesis, properties, and future directions

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