Oxide based materials and structures : fundamentals and applications Oxide based materials and structures are becoming increasingly important in a wide range of practical fields including microelectronics photonics spintronics power harvesting and energy storage in addition to having environmental applications. This book provides readers with a review of the latest research and an overview of cutting edge patents received in the field. It covers a wide range of materials techniques and approaches that will be of interest to both established and early career scientists in nanoscience and nanotechnology surface and material science and bioscience and bioengineering in addition to graduate students in these areas. Features: Contains the latest research and developments in this exciting and emerging field Explores both the fundamentals and applications of the research Covers a wide range of materials techniques and approaches