Ferecrystals: non-epitaxial layered intergrowths

摘要

The synthesis, structure, and selected physical properties of a new class of layered intergrowth materials, referred to as ferecrystals, are reviewed. In these layered intergrowths, size and composition can be controlled at atomic length scales by utilizing structural interfaces between component compounds that lack an epitaxial relationship. Opportunities to observe and control size-dependent phenomena in intergrowths of technologically important compound semiconductors are discussed.