Structure, physical properties, and applications of SrRuO 3 thin films

${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ is endowed with three remarkable features. First, it is a moderately correlated material that exhibits several novel physical properties; second, it permits the epitaxial growth of essentially single-crystal films; and third, because it is a good conductor, it has attracted interest as a conducting layer in epitaxial heterostructures with a variety of functional oxides. In this review, the present state of knowledge of ${\mathrm{SrRuO}}_{3}$ thin films is summarized. Their role as a model system for studying magnetism and electron transport characterized by intermediate electron correlation and large magnetocrystalline anisotropy is demonstrated. The materials science of…

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  National Science Foundation

  Awards: ECCS-0708759, DMR-0906443, 0906443, 0708759
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  U.S. Department of Energy
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  Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
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  Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
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  Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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  U.S. Air Force
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  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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  Office of Naval Research

  Award: N00014
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  Division of Materials Research
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  Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
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  Basic Energy Sciences