Manipulating properties of electrodeposited materials via defects and temmplated growth

就像人一样，固体材料永远不会完美。也像人一样，固体中的不完美通常会定义他们的性格，使他们独一无二。事实上，有些材料目前的科学和技术吸引力与它们可以容纳的缺陷和杂质类型密切相关。例如，氧化锌是用于透明晶体管的主要候选者，可以实现更明亮，更节能的笔记本电脑显示器。然而，优化氧化锌的性能对科学家提出了挑战，因为这种材料中自然存在各种缺陷。氧化锌等材料的缺陷敏感特性迫切需要-以及黄金机会-控制和定制技术材料的创建策略。

Much like people, solid materials are never perfect. Also like people, the imperfections in a solid often define their character and make them unique. In fact, there are materials whose current scientific and technological appeal is intimately related to the types of defects and impurities that they can accommodate. For example, zinc oxide is a leading candidate for use in the transparent transistors that could enable brighter, more energy-efficient laptop computer displays. However, optimizing the performance of zinc oxide has challenged scientists because of the kinds of imperfections that occur naturally within this material. The defect-sensitive properties of materials like zinc oxide present an urgent need - as well as a golden opportunity - for strategies to control and tailor the creation of technological materials.