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Item Open Access Interphases between alkali metals (Li, Na) and battery electrolytes : ion transport and growth behavior(2022) Lim, Kyungmi; Maier, Joachim (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Exploring the growth of refractory metal and sapphire films by thermal laser epitaxy(2024) Majer, Lena N.; Mannhart, Jochen (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Polarized neutron reflectometry study of complex magnetism and hydrogen incorporation in thin-film structures(2022) Guasco, Laura; Keimer, Bernhard (Prof. Dr.)In this thesis, we present the study of the structural and magnetic properties of simple metals and complex oxide thin films by means of polarized neutron reflectometry. The nuclear and electronic properties of thin films were modified via two routes, namely via hydrogen incorporation, in the case of niobium systems and complex oxide layers, and via depth modulated hole doping, in the case of manganite heterostructures.Item Open Access Real-space spectroscopy of interacting quasiparticles in exotic semimetals(2022) He, Qingyu; Takagi, Hidenori (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access High quality graphene for magnetic sensing(2022) Herlinger, Patrick; Smet, Jurgen (Dr.)In this thesis, we investigated the reliable fabrication of high quality graphene and its use as Hall transducer material. Charged impurities and random strain fluctuations were identified as main culprits that deteriorate the electrical properties of graphene devices. It was shown that these extrinsic sources of disorder can be reduced through optimized device processing steps as well as the use of a proper substrate material for graphene such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). This insulating material is atomically flat and possesses a very low intrinsic density of charged impurities. By performing Raman spectroscopy and electrical transport measurements, both without and with applied magnetic field, on a large number of different types of graphene devices, it was demonstrated that the encapsulation of graphene between hexagonal boron nitride thin films is the best way to obtain high quality graphene devices. However, even for these hBN-encapsulated devices, we still observed a notable sample-to-sample variation of the electrical properties. Therefore, we developed a post-processing technique that allows us to improve the electrical properties of such devices both significantly and reliably. Since our technique is applied after device fabrication, we could also demonstrate its beneficial effect by comparing one and the same device before and after treatment. We then assessed the application of such high quality graphene as Hall transducer material. The dependencies on and between all relevant operating parameters were explored. This allowed us to develop a deep understanding and empirical model for graphene Hall elements, including the interplay between thermal and 1/f noise in these devices. All key performance indicators for Hall sensors were measured and their typical values reported. For comparable device dimensions, hBN-encapsulated graphene Hall elements were found to have the potential to become a strong competitor to existing materials that are used in today's commercial Hall sensors. Unfortunately, the large-scale fabrication of hBN thin films still remains an unresolved challenge for the industrialization of large area, high quality graphene Hall elements. Also, the Si CMOS integration demands further development. Even though the application of graphene in Hall devices is promising, as shown in this work, this use case alone does likely not justify the significant efforts and investments we expect to be necessary to industrialize the fabrication of high quality graphene devices. Instead, these efforts and costs must be shared by developing a common technology platform for 2D materials that can address several commercially attractive applications where graphene or another 2D material offers superior performance as well. We hope that the insights provided in this work can help to accelerate this process.Item Open Access X-ray and Raman scattering studies of novel phases in 3d and 4d transition metal oxides(2020) Fürsich, Katrin; Keimer, Bernhard (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Long-range order, bosonic fluctuations, and pseudogap in strongly correlated electron systems(2022) Bonetti, Pietro Maria; Metzner, Walter (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Thin film growth and structural investigation of DyBa2Cu3O7-δ(2020) Putzky, Daniel; Keimer, Bernhard (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Thermoelektronische Energiekonvertierung und ihre fundamentalen Grenzen(2021) Wanke, Robin; Mannhart, Jochen (Prof. Dr.)Durch einen thermoelektronischen Generator kann potenziell sehr effizient Wärmeenergie in elektrische Energie umgewandelt werden. Durch Elektronenemission von einem Emitter zu einem Kollektor kann bei richtiger Materialwahl Leistung generiert werden. Die Elektronen müssen durch ein Gitter geführt werden, um Raumladungen zu verhindern, welche den Strom verringern. Dieser Mechanismus wird in dieser Dissertation auf seine grundlegenden Grenzen untersucht. Dabei wird auf alle relevanten Komponenten geschaut und deren fundamentale und physikalischen Eigenschaften untersucht, um daraus technische Lösungen zu erarbeiten.Item Open Access Defect chemistry of mixed conducting perovskites : interplay of protonic defects, oxygen vacancies and electron holes(2022) Raimondi, Giulia; Maier, Joachim (Prof. Dr.)