Epitaxial Sr(Sn, Ge)${}_x$Ti${}_{1-x}$O${}_3$ buffer layers for continuous strain engineering on SrTiO${}_3$ substrates

Ruben Hamming-Green, Ewout van der Veer, Beatriz Noheda

Epitaxial strain plays a key role in determining the structure and functionality of thin films, with the choice of substrate being traditionally used to control the magnitude of th…