Up to now we have been mainly involved in the investigation of the adhesion
properties of metal/oxide heterostructures. At present we are interested in
the rich physical scenario at oxide/oxide heterostructures: multiferroism,
conductivity, formation of a 2D electron gas, etc.

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"Adhesion at metal-ZrO2 interfaces".
M.C.Munoz, S.Gallego, J.I. Beltran, J.Cerda.
Surf. Sci. Rep. 61, 303 (2006).
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"Internal ceramic reconstruction weakens metal-ZrO2 adhesion".
J.I. Beltran, S. Gallego, J. Cerda, J.S. Moya, M.C. Munoz.
J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 15439 (2004).
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"Bond formation at the Ni/ZrO2 interface".
J.I. Beltran, S. Gallego, J. Cerda, J.S. Moya, M.C. Munoz.
Phys. Rev. B 68, 075401 (2003).
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"Oxygen vacancies at Ni/c-ZrO2 interfaces".
J.I. Beltran, S. Gallego, J. Cerda, M.C. Munoz.
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 23, 2737 (2003).
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