CAREER: New Phases at the Surfaces/Interfaces of Transition-Metal Oxides

这个职业生涯项目将有一个综合的方法来研究和材料物理领域的教育推广。在过渡金属氧化物（TMOs）的表面/界面处发现，理解和设计新相是研究活动的目标。主要的物理问题要解决的是表面金属-绝缘体转变的性质和本质的纳米相分离在降维。主要的方法是使用一个独特的组合的表征技术，以调查本地和全球的结构和电子性能和动力学响应（包括声子和低能量激发）的定义明确的表面的单晶或外延薄膜。该项目的主要教育部分旨在解决大学预科和大学阶段的现代材料科学教育，以积极鼓励和促进大迈阿密地区（少数民族占主导地位的地区）的物理学（或一般物理科学）研究。活动包括：丰富的活动和研究经验，涉及本科生，高中学生和教师，材料研究研讨会系列，和跨学科的先进材料科学课程的发展。该提案的目标是1）增加少数民族学生在科学方面的入学率，2）教育新一代材料科学家作为技术驱动型社会的未来劳动力，3）探索TMO材料表面/界面的新物理现象，和4）利用材料定制所需的功能，为未来的应用。这个职业生涯项目将有一个综合的方法，研究和教育推广，在材料物理学领域。在过渡金属氧化物（TMOs）的表面/界面处发现，理解和设计新相是研究活动的目标。主要的方法是使用一个独特的组合，国家的最先进的技术，以调查的本地和全球性的定义明确的单晶或外延薄膜表面的属性。这将影响到对这些强相关电子材料的基本物理学的理解，以及它们的技术应用。该项目的主要教育部分旨在解决大学预科和大学阶段的现代材料科学教育，以积极鼓励和促进大迈阿密地区（少数民族占主导地位的地区）的物理学（或一般物理科学）研究。活动包括：丰富的活动和研究经验，涉及本科生，高中学生和教师，材料研究研讨会系列，和跨学科的先进材料科学课程的发展。该提案的目标是1）增加少数民族学生在科学方面的入学率，2）教育新一代材料科学家作为技术驱动型社会的未来劳动力3）探索TMO材料表面/界面的新物理现象，以及4）利用材料定制以实现未来应用所需的功能。

This CAREER project will have an integrated approach to research and educational outreach in the area of materials physics. The discovery, understanding, and design of novel phases at the surfaces/interfaces of transitional-metal oxides (TMOs) are the objective of the research activities. The major physics issues to be addressed are the nature of surface metal-insulator transition and the essence of nanophase separation in reduced dimensionality. The main approach is to use a unique combination of characterization techniques to investigate both local and global structural and electronic properties and dynamical response (including phonons and low-energy excitations) of well-defined surfaces of single crystals or expitaxial thin films. The major educational component of this project is aimed at addressing modern materials science education at the pre-college and college levels to aggressively encourage and promote the study of physics (or physical science in general) in the greater Miami area, a minority-dominated region. Activities include: enrichment activities and research experience involving undergraduates, high school students and teachers, a materials research seminar series, and the development of an interdisciplinary advanced materials science curriculum. The goal of this proposal is 1) increase the minority-student enrollment in science, 2) educate a new breed of materials scientists as the future workforce for technology-driven society 3) explore new physical phenomena at surfaces/interfaces of TMO materials, and 4) exploit materials tailoring for desired functionalities for future applications.This CAREER project will have an integrated approach to research and educational outreach in the area of materials physics. The discovery, understanding, and design of novel phases at the surfaces/interfaces of transitional-metal oxides (TMOs) are the objective of the research activities. The main approach is to use a unique combination of state-of-the art techniques to investigate both local and global properties of well-defined surfaces of single crystals or expitaxial thin films. The impact will be on both the understanding of the fundamental physics of these strongly correlated electron materials and also their technological applications. The major educational component of this project is aimed at addressing modern materials science education at the pre-college and college levels to aggressively encourage and promote the study of physics (or physical science in general) in the greater Miami area, a minority-dominated region. Activities include: enrichment activities and research experience involving undergraduates, high school students and teachers, a materials research seminar series, and the development of an interdisciplinary advanced materials science curriculum. The goal of this proposal is 1) increase the minority-student enrollment in science, 2) educate a new breed of materials scientists as the future workforce for technology-driven society 3) explore new physical phenomena at surfaces/interfaces of TMO materials, and 4) exploit materials tailoring for desired functionalities for future applications.