Objective Emergent phenomena at oxide interfaces have been recognized as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs, exciting great interest. Just as the engineering of physical properties at semiconductor interfaces was the crucial step in Si-based electronics, the next great advance might rely on the multiple novel functionalities of oxide interfaces. The consortium OxIDES will (i) develop theoretical and simulation techniques to model the most relevant types of oxide interfaces and (ii) use them to design a new generation of layered materials with unique experimentally-confirmed properties. The theoretical work will combine first and second principles methods in a multi-scale approach. The experimental partners will guide the choice of relevant systems, grow and characterize the most promising structures, and explore their technological applications. This continuous collaboration is essential to guarantee that the theoretical developments are experimentally validated, and is also the most promising avenue towards the discovery of new and technologically important phenomena. In OxIDES we will consider three types of interfaces: insulating interfaces between insulating oxides, where novel couplings between structural instabilities can lead to unusual phenomena such as improper ferroelectricity; conducting interfaces between insulating oxides, where an interfacial 2-dimensional electron gas might exhibit large thermoelectric power; and interfaces between metallic and insulating oxides, for a deeper understanding of screening. All these are potentially interesting for use in microelectronic devices or energy harvesting. Yet, advancing from basic concepts to applications remains a challenge, and both quantum-mechanical simulations and experimental methods need to be developed to tackle it successfully. Directly addressing the present limitations of oxide interface simulations to make progress in this emergent field is the goal of OxIDES. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity Keywords effective Hamiltonians first-principles modelling functional oxides interfaces multilayers superlattices Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP-2008-2.5-2 - Modelling of interfaces for high performance materials design Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE EU contribution € 400 200,00 Address PLACE DU 20 AOUT 7 4000 Liege Belgium See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. Liège Arr. Liège Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Isabelle Halleux (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Spain EU contribution € 317 227,50 Address AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N 39005 Santander See on map Region Noroeste Cantabria Cantabria Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Juan José San Miguel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution € 290 776,50 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Carlos Manuel Abad Ruiz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution € 363 797,00 Address PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Barbara Pernati (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE Switzerland EU contribution € 409 204,00 Address RUE DU GENERAL DUFOUR 24 1211 Geneve See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefano Gariglio (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET AUGSBURG Germany EU contribution € 200 000,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 86159 Augsburg See on map Region Bayern Schwaben Augsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jochen Mannhart (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PHASIS SARL Switzerland EU contribution € 168 795,00 Address CHEMIN DES AULX 18 1228 GENEVA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jorge Cors (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
