Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications
The realization of novel electronic devices based on 2D materials, i.e., field-effect transistors, has recently stimulated a renewed interest regarding ultrathin fluoride epitaxial films. Thanks to their chemical and dielectric properties, ionic fluorides could have the potential to be used as insul...
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description | The realization of novel electronic devices based on 2D materials, i.e., field-effect transistors, has recently stimulated a renewed interest regarding ultrathin fluoride epitaxial films. Thanks to their chemical and dielectric properties, ionic fluorides could have the potential to be used as insulators in many applications that require high processing control down to the nanoscale. Here we provide a review of some of the principal results that have been achieved in the past decades regarding the controlled growth of epitaxial fluorides on different types of materials relevant for electronics. The aim is to provide a concise summary of the growth modes, crystallinity, film morphologies, and chemical interactions of different types of fluorides on different type of substrates, highlighting the possibilities of applications and the future perspectives. |
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spelling | doaj-art-4f70a5c9cd6f4e4cbd7e8469c47f56c62025-06-25T14:27:29ZengMDPI AGSurfaces2571-96372025-03-01822210.3390/surfaces8020022Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics ApplicationsGiulia Giovanelli0Mauro Borghi1Alessandro Lodi2Tibor Grasser3Luca Pasquali4Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vivarelli 10, 41125 Modena, ItalyInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27–29, 1040 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vivarelli 10, 41125 Modena, ItalyInstitute for Microelectronics (TU Wien), Gusshausstrasse 27–29, 1040 Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vivarelli 10, 41125 Modena, ItalyThe realization of novel electronic devices based on 2D materials, i.e., field-effect transistors, has recently stimulated a renewed interest regarding ultrathin fluoride epitaxial films. Thanks to their chemical and dielectric properties, ionic fluorides could have the potential to be used as insulators in many applications that require high processing control down to the nanoscale. Here we provide a review of some of the principal results that have been achieved in the past decades regarding the controlled growth of epitaxial fluorides on different types of materials relevant for electronics. The aim is to provide a concise summary of the growth modes, crystallinity, film morphologies, and chemical interactions of different types of fluorides on different type of substrates, highlighting the possibilities of applications and the future perspectives.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9637/8/2/22ionic fluoridesthin filmsepitaxy |
spellingShingle | Giulia Giovanelli Mauro Borghi Alessandro Lodi Tibor Grasser Luca Pasquali Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications Surfaces ionic fluorides thin films epitaxy |
title | Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications |
title_full | Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications |
title_fullStr | Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications |
title_short | Thin Epitaxial Ionic Fluoride Films for Electronics Applications |
title_sort | thin epitaxial ionic fluoride films for electronics applications |
topic | ionic fluorides thin films epitaxy |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9637/8/2/22 |
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