Inspired by the observed coherent interface between hexagonal α-Fe2O3 and tetragonal fluorine-doped SnO2, an oxygen sublattice-matching paradigm is proposed to grow textured films on lattice-mismatched substrates. Through assessing the similarity of Voronoi cells for sublattices, this approach offers opportunities to synthesize (semi)coherent heterostructures and textured films.
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This is a summary of: Huang, H. et al. Stacking textured films on lattice-mismatched transparent conducting oxides via matched Voronoi cell of oxygen sublattice. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01746-3 (2023).
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Sublattice matching enables texturing of dissimilar materials. Nat. Mater. 23, 314–315 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01757-0
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