Twinning-mediated anomalous alignment of rutile films revealed by synchrotron X-ray nanodiffraction

Summary: Nanotwin structures in materials engender fascinating exotic properties. However, twinning usually alter the crystal orientation, resulting in random orientation and limited performances. Here, we report a well-aligned rutile TiO2 nanotwin film with superior preferential orientation than it...

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Main Authors: Yang Lu, Ching-Yu Chiang, Yao Li, Ching-Shun Ku, Hao Yan, Eugene Huang, Bin Chen, Nobumichi Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221002467