| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Advanced theoretical methods were used to examine the important effect of heterointerfaces on materials used in energy devices. Focus was directed towards interfaces between two oxides as few examples of such studies exist in the literature. Interfaces including grain boundaries, surfaces and heterointerfaces in a number of thin film systems were examined. The effects of strain at the interface were shown to be particularly important. In addition to providing insights into materials structures and properties, this study has provided an important basis for developing efficient methods for systematically studying heterointerfaces of complex oxides.
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