Manipulating properties of electrodeposited materials via defects and temmplated growth

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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.